by Sydney Smith on Jun 03, 2010
Journalists Question the Ethics of Sarah Ferguson Sting
When News of the World caught Sarah Ferguson on camera accepting money from "fake sheikh" Mazher Mahmoud for access to her ex-husband,...
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by Sydney Smith on May 24, 2010
Australian Media Controversy: Is outing a gay politician in the public’s interest?
Australian media is currently figuring out the difference between what’s of public interest and what’s interesting. Australian broadcast news Channel...
by Sydney Smith on May 20, 2010
Where’s the Outrage? Dutch Newspaper Interviews 9-year-old Plane Crash Survivor from his Hospital Bed
Where is the line between the public’s right to know and a severely injured, recently orphaned young boy's right to...
by Sydney Smith on May 08, 2010
Tiger Fauxtographer Jailed for Violating Parole, Said Searching for Tiger
Tiger fauxtographer Zhou Zhenglong, who created a national scandal two years ago with his faked photographs of rare tigers, was jailed for...
by Sydney Smith on May 03, 2010
World Press Freedom Day’s New List of Freedom Predators
Today is World Press Freedom Day and with it comes the new Reporters Without Borders' annual list of 40 freedom predators,...
by Paul Sillitoe & Mako John Kuwimb on Apr 28, 2010
Rebutting Jared Diamond’s Savage Portrait
How do tribal communities in developing countries without functioning police, judges, law courts and prisons ensure social stability? This question...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 26, 2010
60 Minutes Erred by Innuendo, Columbia Journalism Review Says
On April 14, the Columbia Journalism Review issued an almost 3,000-word report on 60 Minutes' segment, “Amazon Crude,” which was...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 22, 2010
Injured Freelance Journalist Paul Raffaele Files Lawsuit against Smithsonian Mag, United States
EXCLUSIVE: Freelance journalist Paul Raffaele is suing the United States, the Smithsonian Institution and Smithsonian magazine for breach of contract....
by Robert Buckman on Apr 16, 2010
Ernie Pyle, WWII correspondent who got it right, Killed 65 years ago this week
Sixty-five years ago this week, on April 18, 1945, iconic war correspondent Ernie Pyle was killed by Japanese machine gun fire while...