by Sydney Smith on Nov 08, 2010
NYT Picker Slams Times’ Public Editor Brisbane & WikiLeaks Column
The NYT Picker, a blog which "devotes itself exclusively" to analyzing the New York Times, sharply criticized the Times' public...
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by Sydney Smith on Nov 08, 2010
UK Newspaper Fell for Fake Interview about Porn Star Teacher
The Press Complaints Commission ruled against the Wanstead and Woodford Guardian for a story falsely quoting a minor's comments on a sex education...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 08, 2010
Ghana Government to Media: Be More Responsible
Ghana News Agency reported Nov. 3. that the government "urged" the media "to project a positive image of the country...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 03, 2010
Fake Hunting Photo Circulating on Social Media Sites
The Lewiston Tribune Online reported that a photo of an "elk hunter posing in the dark with his newly downed...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 03, 2010
Independent Palestinian Press Council, Ethics Code to be Created
Journalism.co.uk reported Nov. 1 that the International Federation of Journalists's (IFJ) Palestinian affiliate, the Palestinian Journalists Syndicate, will create a Palestinian code...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 02, 2010
European Journalism Centre’s Ethics Code to Include Bloggers, All of Europe
iMediaEthics wrote in June when Howard Hudson, editor for the European Journalism Centre, called for a journalism ethics code for European...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 31, 2010
Inside Maldives Media: Dust-Up Over Video Mocking Tourists, ‘Filthy Language’
The president of the Maldives National Journalists Association (MNJA) criticized Minivan News, an English-language Maldives news website, for its reporting on...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 30, 2010
BBC Faulted for 2 Errors, But Not for Bias
The Guardian reported that the BBC has owned up to two inaccuracies in a TV segment on filesharing. However, the BBC didn't find...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 28, 2010
India Today Plagiarizes Slate’s Rajinikanth ARticle
India Today apologized to Slate both in personalized letters and an editor's letter for plagiarizing twelve sentences of Grady Hendrix's article...