by Sydney Smith on May 12, 2012
Former News International CEO Rebekah Brooks Testifies at Leveson Inquiry
Former News International CEO Rebekah Brooks testified at the Leveson Inquiry into press standards and practices May 11. Brooks was...
International Media Ethics News
by Sydney Smith on May 11, 2012
Charges against UK Spectator for Violating Court Order on Murder Trial Reporting
The UK "literary entertainment" magazine The Spectator has been charged by the police for "breaching reporting restrictions" over a November article...
by Sydney Smith on May 10, 2012
Ottawa Suicide Prevention Coalition Contacting Media Outlets to Advise How to Report on Suicide
J-Source, the Canadian Journalism Project, questioned recently "Has there been a shift in the way suicide is reported?" According to...
by Sydney Smith on May 10, 2012
News Outlets Retract Fake Story that Dentist Pulled All Her Ex’s Teeth
MSNBC broke down a sensational hoax story that made it through the international media after apparently originating in the UK...
by Sydney Smith on May 09, 2012
Egyptian Media Workshop on Journalism Independence & Access
During an April workshop called "Media Coverage Monitoring and Enhancement during the Democratic Transitional Phase" in Egypt, journalists discussed "the negative...
by Sydney Smith on May 09, 2012
Bias, Sensationalism, Anonymous Sources All Problems in Cambodia’s Media
Cambodia's Phnom Penh Post published an article calling for the country to create "an independent self-regulation mechanism and a journalists'...
by Sydney Smith on May 09, 2012
Bahrain’s King Calls for Fact Checking
Bahrain's King Hamad advocated for pre-publication fact-checking and journalism ethics, the Gulf Daily News reported. Hamad also "urged reporters to...
by Sydney Smith on May 09, 2012
Ghana Journalists Association Wants Broadcasting Law to Regulate, Enforce Ethics & Standards
Ghana's Journalists Association called for a broadcasting law to help avoid the broadcast of "abusive, threatening, hate speech or otherwise...
by Sydney Smith on May 08, 2012
EVENT: Panel Discussions on Ethics, Techniques in Reporting on Conflict
The University of Oregon's School of Journalism and Communication is hosting a "conversation in ethics" May 10, according to a...