by Sydney Smith on Apr 20, 2018
CBC updates Journalistic Standards & Practices for ‘Accountability & Transparency’
The Canadian Broadcasting Corp. has updated its "ethical framework for just about every decision we make," which is embodied in...
Media Business Ethics News
by Sydney Smith on Apr 18, 2018
River Valley Times apologizes for ‘black men might be better off at home after a certain hour’ column
In a column, weekly newspaper the River Valley Times's Marcia Courson suggested "you black men might be better off at...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 16, 2018
Michael Cohen lists Sean Hannity as a client, Hannity says Cohen ‘never represented me’ to a third party
Sean Hannity is a client of Michael Cohen, the personal attorney to Pres. Donald Trump who is currently under investigation,...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 16, 2018
NPR Retracts, ‘Reporting Mistakes Substantially Undercut the Story’
NPR retracted a story that "did not meet our standards" because "reporting mistakes substantially undercut the story." The April 3...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 15, 2018
LATimes corrects, didn’t know profile subject had been arrested for felony vandalism
Should the Los Angeles Times have disclosed that the subject of a sympathetic article was recently arrested? Some readers thought...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 14, 2018
Steve Wynn sues Associated Press over rape, impregnation story
Casino magnate Steve Wynn is suing the Associated Press for reporting a woman's allegations that he raped and impregnated her....
by Sydney Smith on Apr 12, 2018
9 Times the New York Times changed articles without disclosure & confused readers
The New York Times' practice of updating online articles, sometimes substantially, without disclosing additions and edits, is continuing to irk readers....
by Robert Buckman on Apr 10, 2018
Why did the MSM make it so hard to watch the Billy Graham funeral?
Devil’s advocacy time: I ask you to put aside your own philosophical biases a moment for a dispassionate discussion on...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 10, 2018
Sunday Times fires editor after conflict of interest
The Sunday Times of South Africa fired deputy editor of politics and commentary Jan-Jan Joubert after he didn't disclose a...