by Sydney Smith on Mar 25, 2012
Israel’s Media Watch Praises New Ombudsman David Regev
The Jerusalem Post praised Israel's new ombudsman David Regev in a March 14 opinion column by Israel's Media Watch vice...
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by Sydney Smith on Mar 22, 2012
Guardian explains How It Fact Checked Leaked Assad e-mails
The Guardian explained in a March 14 post how it verified the "cache of 3,000 emails" from Syria's leader Bashar...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 22, 2012
Myanmar Media Conference Discusses Ethics, New Media Law
Myanmar's Ministry of Information and UNESCO co-organized a two-day conference earlier this week, Asian news site Asian Correspondent reported. According...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 21, 2012
Canadian Child Rape-Murder Case Prompts Ethical Questions of Crime Reporting
Readers questioned the Toronto Star's detailed coverage of the murder of 8-year-old Victoria (Tori) Stafford, Toronto Star public editor Kathy...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 19, 2012
Sri Lanka calls for Prior Review of Stories on Natl Security, Police
The government of Sri Lanka announced prior review of some stories-- the nation's news outlets must "get prior approval before...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 19, 2012
Swedish Embassy, Guatemalan Journalists Dispute over Story
The Swedish Embassy in Guatemala claims that two Guatemalan TV journalists, Sylvia Gereda and Pedro Trujillo, libeled the Swedish government,...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 18, 2012
Moroccan Media Regulation Discussed
Morocco's Ministry of Communication addressed media ethics, media regulation and more during a March 10 "study day," Magharebia reported. Morocco's...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 17, 2012
Irish Broadcaster RTE Must be Transparent in Father Reynolds Libel Case, Sean Gallagher Fake Tweet
This past week, Sarah McInerney, a reporter for the Sunday Times of Ireland, contacted us for our thoughts on the high...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 15, 2012
Tanzanian Media Council Calls for Newspaper to Apologize for ‘False, Malicious & Defamatory’ Stories
The ethics committee for Tanzania's Media Council called on newspaper Dira ya Mtanzania to apologize for its "series of false,...