by Sydney Smith on Sep 13, 2011
Michael Arrington Leaves TechCrunch, After 11 Days of Confusion
Michael Arrington announced yesterday that he was leaving TechCrunch after more than a week of confusion about his job and...
Sci/Tech/Health Journalism Ethics News
by Sydney Smith on Sep 05, 2011
Guardian’s James Ball on Why he Left WikiLeaks
James Ball, who worked for WikiLeaks for a brief time last year, explained why he "had to leave WikiLeaks" in...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 29, 2011
Is Photo of Ill Steve Jobs Fake? Photo Agency Defends
Is the TMZ-published photo of an ill Steve Jobs this past week real? TMZ first posted the photo Aug. 26 here and claimed...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 29, 2011
Debate: Should Media Report on Tim Cook’s Sexuality?
Tim Cook was the COO of Apple until last week, when Steve Jobs' resignation made Cook CEO of the company....
by Sydney Smith on Aug 27, 2011
PCC: Essex Chronicle Reporter Broke Code of Conduct
UK media regulatory body the Press Complaints Commission ruled that the Essex Chronicle newspaper violated the PCC code of conduct...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 16, 2011
New Standards for Reporting on Suicides in Australia
The Australian press council recently published new "guidelines covering the reporting of suicide," according to The Australian. The guidelines now...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 06, 2011
Media Retract, Update after Internet Explorer Study revealed as Hoax
Media outlets ranging from the BBC and Los Angeles Times to PC World New Zealand and CNet were hoaxed by...
by Corinne Segal on Aug 01, 2011
Did the Media’s Mocking of Harold Camping violate religious freedom?
Another Apocalypse is predicted for October 21, 2011. Will radio host Harold Camping and his followers again serve as fodder...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 17, 2011
New York Times Fact-Checking Social Security Claims?
The American's Andrew Biggs questioned the New York Times' editorial fact-checking after reading what he called "dubious assertions" in the...