by Sydney Smith on Jul 29, 2012
PCC Rules Undercover Reporting, Recording OK B/c in the Public Interest
Undercover reporting and recording of a public relations firm was in the public interest, the Press Complaints Commission reported. The...
Media Business Ethics News
by Sydney Smith on Jul 27, 2012
Rupert Murdoch Resigns from UK Newspaper Boards
Rupert Murdoch resigned this month from the boards of "the NI Group, Times Newspaper Holdings and News Corp Investments in...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 27, 2012
Anonymous Commenter ID’s herself 3 Months after Newspaper Subpoenaed for her Identity
As we have written, the Spokane Spokesman-Review was recently ordered to identify an anonymous commenter to a local Idaho Republican...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 27, 2012
New Social Media Guidelines at the AP Again
The Associated Press has new social media guidelines that permit breaking news on Twitter, Journalism.co.uk reported. As Journalism.co.uk explained, staff...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 26, 2012
ABC News Corrects Wrong James Holmes Claim, Accused of Out-of-Context Quote
ABC News apologized July 20 for linking James Holmes with the Tea Party, Politico reported. Holmes is the suspect in...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 24, 2012
Ombuds: NPR Practices ‘Sluggish Journalism’ By Not IDing Source as Activist
NPR's ombudsman Edward Schumacher-Matos wrote that the broadcaster practiced "sluggish journalism" by not identifying a source's advocacy group membership in...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 22, 2012
Washington Post ‘Fact Checker’ Column Won’t Fact Check WaPo Content, Only Politicians’ Statements
Mitt Romney's campaign has challenged at least two Washington Post reports, and the newspaper has refused to retract the reports,...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 21, 2012
Toronto Star Public Editor Defends Article Accused of Invading Privacy
The Toronto Star's public editor Kathy English defended the newspaper's story on the five-year anniversary of Ed Mirvish's death. Torontoist.com...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 21, 2012
Mali Jet Runs 2010 Somalia Photo with 2012 Timbuktu Whipping Story
Mali news website Mali Jet ran an old photo from Somalia with its coverage of a recent whipping in Mali,...