by Sydney Smith on Aug 01, 2012
Twitter Apologizes after ‘Encouraging’ NBC Complaint about a Journalist’s Tweet
Earlier this week, Twitter suspended the account of Independent journalist Guy Adams for tweeting the email address of NBC Olympics...
Sports Media Ethics News
by Sydney Smith on Jul 18, 2012
ESPN: Writer’s Lifting from Wikipedia ‘Journalistic Laziness’
ESPN called its entertainment writer Lynn Hoppes' taking content from Wikipedia for stories "an example of journalistic laziness" and "short...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 18, 2012
NBC’s Today Uses Footage of Wrong Football Player in Michael Vick Segment
NBC's Today show used footage of National Football League player Jerrod Johnson during its July 17 report on and interview...
by London Shearer Allen on Jul 12, 2012
Horrible Olympic Photojournalism Portraits: Why Editors, Not Photoshop are the Cure
Commentary An online drama has been brewing among professional photographers and photo buffs involving some not so flattering portraits of...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 12, 2012
Miami TV News Fell for Fake Twitter Account, Apologizes for Ray Allen Miami Heat Report
Miami's WSVN-7 News based a July 5 report about NBA team the Miami Heat's "potential signing of Ray Allen," on...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 11, 2012
UEFA Altered Euro2012 Footage to Show Pre-Game Video during Games, Calls it ‘Human Error’
The Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) altered Euro2012 footage during a game to make it look like a spectator...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 01, 2012
Fox News Apologizes for Showing Wrong Pic with Jerry Sandusky Coverage
Fox News apologized for wrongly showing footage of Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels during its coverage of former Penn State assistant...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 14, 2012
BBC Defends Euro2012 Documentary Criticized for Bias, Sensationalism
Ukraine's UK ambassador Volodymyr Khandogiy called a BBC program on Ukraine "biased and unfair," the Guardian reported. The program, Panorama, aired...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 07, 2012
CNBC Corrects, Apologizes for Fake 2011 Story about NBA Lockout & Escorts
CNBC's Darren Rovell apologized this week for including fake information in a November story "Small Business Owners Getting Squeezed by...