by Molika Ashford on Oct 17, 2009
Psychics Surface In The News Again: Now Offering Unchallenged Economic Advice
Last week, iMediaEthics wrote about the media’s cushy treatment of a British psychic claiming to be able to cure cancer, and...
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by Molika Ashford on Oct 16, 2009
NY Daily News Uses Bronx Trash To Illustrate Florida Women’s Death
What a pile of garbage. “Woman found dead under 8 feet of trash in Florida home,” reads an October 8th,...
by Molika Ashford on Oct 15, 2009
The Daily Show Skewers CNN After CNN Fact-Checks Saturday Night Live
Quick, say fact-check five times fast. In a funny sort of parody sandwich, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart found...
by Katie Rolnick on Oct 10, 2009
Polling the Public Opinion of Nothing: How a lack of knowledge affects poll results
The question of scientific sampling and accuracy is usually our biggest concern when it comes to polling. But what happens...
by Katie Rolnick on Oct 07, 2009
Washington Post Responds to Criticisms of New Social Media Guidelines
A few days ago, we wrote about the Washington Post's new social media guidelines. As we noted then, the response...
by Molika Ashford on Oct 06, 2009
AP was right to publish photo of Marine Lance Corporal Bernard, says The Digital Journalist
What do you do when two rules of ethical journalism seem to be at odds with each other? That is...
by Katie Rolnick on Oct 06, 2009
New FTC Endorsement Guidelines Single Out Bloggers
The Federal Trade Commission has published the final version of its guide concerning the use of testimonials and endorsements in...
by Molika Ashford on Oct 05, 2009
Mainstream Press Chides Itself: We Should Pay More Attention to Right-Wing Media
First the Washington Post’s ombudsman, and now the New York Times’ own public editor have weighed in: Their own papers,...
by Katie Rolnick on Oct 04, 2009
The Washington Post Issues Social Media Guidelines
To say that newspapers are struggling to keep up with new media would be a generous understatement. After more than...