by Sydney Smith on Oct 03, 2010
CNN’s Rick Sanchez Fired, Called Jon Stewart “Bigot”
CNN reporter Rick Sanchez was fired for his remarks during a comedy satellite radio show "Stand Up! With Pete Dominick," Oct. 1....
US Media Ethics News
by Sydney Smith on Oct 02, 2010
Web Copyright Battle: 144 Lawsuits Over Las Vegas Review-Journal’s Content Draws Counterclaim
Earlier this summer, a Las Vegas newspaper and a copyright protection company's lawsuits against websites using the newspaper's content generated...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 02, 2010
Not Skipping Class: Student Newspaper’s Misleading Photo Corrected, Lesson in False Light, Media Ethics
The adviser for a Wisconsin high school newspaper penned an editorial letter to the newspaper's readers last week following the newspaper's...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 01, 2010
“I’m a citizen journalist,” Controversy over Bloggers at Seattle Public Schools News Conference
The controversy started after Melissa Westbrook, who "has blogged about Seattle Public Schools for more than a decade," was told...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 30, 2010
Kansas Labels Journalism a “Dying Industry;” Cuts High School Journalism Funding
The state of Kansas' department of education will not fund high school journalism classes going forward, Newsweek reported in its...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 29, 2010
US Gov trains foreign military…and journalists?
We already know that the U.S. government trains foreign military. But now, the U.S. government is facilitating the training of foreign...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 28, 2010
Journalism students writing for newspapers need sources
With journalism's evolution and the economic crunch, traditional news media outlets - both print and broadcast - have been relying...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 28, 2010
New York Times on Explaining Dale Earnhardt Jr Publicist Involvement in Stories
New York Times public editor Arthur Brisbane wrote Sept. 25 responding to a few reader questions and concerns. Brisbane highlighted Larry...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 27, 2010
Boston Globe owns up to “lifting quotes,” corrects after “violation of Globe’s journalistic standards”
The Boston Globe published an editor's note Sept. 21 explaining that an article in the newspaper had used information from...