by Sydney Smith on Apr 10, 2011
Colorado HS Newspaper Not Shut Down, At Least Not Yet
A controversy over a Colorado high school newspaper has settled -- at least for now it seems. As iMediaEthics wrote last...
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by Sydney Smith on Apr 10, 2011
Car Club Fans Fell for Hoax NYT Front Page
An auto club created a spoof New York Times front page with phony articles and passed it on to about...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 09, 2011
Top Local Official Owns News Site, Is it Conflict of Interest?
Is it OK for a town mayor to run the local news site? Last month, a Patch.com website highlighted the...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 08, 2011
Former ABC Journalist Christopher Isham Outed ABC News Anonymous Source to FBI?
Christopher Isham, currently a vice president at CBS News and a former ABC News employee, has been accused of being...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 07, 2011
San Antonio Express-News Kills Column Critical of Big Advertiser
The San Antonio Express-News pulled an article critical of a big advertiser, Poynter's Jim Romenesko reported. The article, a column by staffer Scott Stroud,...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 07, 2011
NBC News Criticized for Not Reporting on General Electric’s 2010 Tax Filings
Last week, mainstream news outlets like ABC News and Fox News reported on the New York Times' article about General Electric Co....
by Sydney Smith on Apr 06, 2011
Anniston Star Editor Defends Publishing Video of Minor in Jail
An Alabama newspaper editor explained the newspaper's decision to publish an anonymously-submitted video of a sheriff "physically confronting" a minor in...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 05, 2011
Old Word Wolf Blogger Explains How She Spotted Plagiarism
iMediaEthics wrote last week about Joe Valley, who plagiarized from the American Diabetes Association's website in his story for the Charlotte...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 05, 2011
Apologies After Vernon Ethics Advisor Featured in Advertorial, not News Story
iMediaEthics wrote this weekend about former California attorney general John Van de Kamp, who is currently serving as the ethics advisor...