by Sydney Smith on Oct 31, 2014
Be First and Right? Ethical Decisions for Breaking News
The news is breaking, other media outlets are hitting the airways. Your editors are screaming but you haven't verified the...
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by Sydney Smith on Oct 21, 2014
No More Mugshots as Infotainment, says Missouri Newspaper
No more mugshots for the Springfield, Missouri News-Leader, unless they are really newsworthy. Instead of dumping mugshots in bulk, the...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 20, 2014
UK high court: Media Lawyer who knew about E-mail Hacking was reckless
News International lawyer Alastair Brett has seemingly wriggled off the hook. In 2009, Brett "recklessly allowed the court to be...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 15, 2014
UK Mail Uses Wrong Cute Puppy Pictures with Ebola Dog Story?
The UK Mail used pictures of a random Cavalier King Charles spaniel puppy instead of the actual dog in its...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 13, 2014
Zimbabwe prophet says newspaper lied, he didn’t pay to end an adultery lawsuit
A Zimbabwean religious leader denied paying $150,000 to settle an adultery lawsuit. He says he never paid any sum or...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 11, 2014
Now 8 of 10 News of the World-ers Convicted or Admitted Hacking
Ian Edmondson, the former News of the World head of news prior to the newspaper's 2011 closure, pleaded guilty this...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 06, 2014
Stop Stalking Baby Prince George! Royal couple warn 2 paparazzi
Prince William and Kate Middleton's lawyers have complained about two paparazzi stalking their 14-month-old son Prince George, CNN reported. The...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 04, 2014
Canadian college newspaper admits plagiarism, then deletes it?
The Brock Press admitted plagiarizing from a website but then deleted its confession. On Sept. 17, the Brock Press, the...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 30, 2014
Japanese Newspaper retracts ‘Comfort Women,’ Fukushima, & Nintendo stories
Despite having made the claim since the 1980s, writer Seiji Yoshida did not kidnap 200 women during World War II...