by Sydney Smith on Jul 15, 2013
WSJ Hoaxed by Fake Twitter Account for Joan Didion
The Wall Street Journal was hoaxed by a fake Twitter account for author Joan Didion, Gawker reported. The Journal's July...
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by Sydney Smith on Jul 14, 2013
Airing Trayvon Martin Dead Body Photo ‘an Awful Mistake,’ MSNBC’s Tamron Hall Tweets
MSNBC host Tamron Hall called the network's broadcasting a photograph of Trayvon Martin's dead body "an awful mistake," according to...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 13, 2013
NY Daily News Excuses Front Page Flop on NBA Player’s Alien Abduction on Page 3
The New York Daily News has been taking steps to position itself as a national newspaper lately. So why did...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 09, 2013
Sky News Hacked Email, But UK Regulator OfCom Says OK
UK broadcasting regulator OfCom ruled that Sky News didn't break broadcasting rules when it hacked the email of a man...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 08, 2013
Fake Photo Showed Bogus Error, Milwaukee WTMJ-TV TV DIDN’T make NSFW Typo
A fake photo was circulating that purported to show a Milwaukee TV news error. The picture appeared to be a...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 06, 2013
Toronto Star Libel Trial, Sued for Bed and Breakfast Worker Story
The Toronto Star and its reporter Dale Brazao were defending a 2008 story against a libel lawsuit last month. According...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 05, 2013
AP Guidelines: Don’t Get Info ‘at the expense of someone’s safety’
The Associated Press recommends that its journalists consider the possibility of "danger" in reporting. Using information from social media, especially...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 02, 2013
CNN Shows George Zimmerman’s Social Security Number in Live Trial Footage
CNN showed George Zimmerman's Social Security number during its live coverage of the trial against him in the killing of...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 01, 2013
Digital Manipulation of News Images? Survey Asks Photojournalists About Their Boundaries In a Survey
Texas's Midwestern State University is conducting a survey to see what people think about ongoing photojournalism ethics issues. The survey...