by Sydney Smith on Feb 10, 2012
Update: News Corp Phone Hacking Lawsuits
News Corp. has settled "nine out of 10 remaining cases in a first wave of suits" over phone hacking accusations,...
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by Sydney Smith on Feb 08, 2012
Sacramento Bee Fires Bryan Patrick Fake & Doctored Photos
The Sacramento Bee suspended and then fired photographer Bryan Patrick for altering photos, Poynter's Steve Myers reported. According to Myers and...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 08, 2012
WaPo Photo Editor on ‘Composite Exposure’ Photo
In mid-January, the Washington Post addressed reader concerns about a Jan. 13 front-page photo. According to the Post photography director...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 06, 2012
Q & A with a Founder of Saving Ethical Journalism Blog
A new blog, Saving Ethical Journalism, was launched in late December 2011 by two journalists, David DesRoches and Patricia Gay. DesRoches...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 04, 2012
Sports News Site: Fact Check Tweets Before Publishing Stories
Richard Greco suggested in a post on Philadelphia sports news site GCobb.com that journalists shouldn't automatically assume tweets are fact-checked...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 04, 2012
Advertising Watchdog on Claims TripAdvisor Published Fake Reviews
In February 2011, we wrote about claims made by "online reputation services" company KwikChex that TripAdvisor was hosting 27,000 defamatory...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 04, 2012
3 Anonymous Sources to be named for Australian Defamation Suit
An Australian Supreme Court called for three journalists from Australia's The Age newspaper to identify three anonymous sources in order...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 03, 2012
Center for International Media Ethics Announces EthiContest Winner
The Center for International Media Ethics announced the winner of its Ethicontest 2011 in late January. The center identifies itself...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 01, 2012
5 Arrests in UK Bribery Investigation, Mulcaire Ordered to name Hacking Orders
The UK police arrested four journalists and a police officer on January 28 as part of an investigation into "police corruption" called...