Wash Post Fact Checker Glenn Kessler: ‘I Prefer to Stick with non-WaPo Content’
We heard back from Glenn Kessler, the columnist for the Washington Post's Fact Checker. Kessler was recently awash in controversy.…
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Irish Examiner says ‘NO’ to Fark Racial Stereotype
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NPR Ombuds on Intern Ahmad Shafi’s Plagiarism, ‘Cultural Gap’ in Int’l Ethics Education
National Public Radio's ombudsman Edward Schumacher-Matos addressed intern Ahmad Shafi's plagiarism
China’s Metropolis Times: Sorry for Saying Teen Athlete was ‘Shameful’
China's The Metropolis Times apologized for calling a Chinese teenager competing at the Olympics "the most shameful defeat for Chinese…
Jonah Lehrer’s Book with Fake Quotes Recalled by UK, US Publishers
As we wrote earlier this week, Jonah Lehrer's book Imagine was revealed to include fake quotes attributed to Bob Dylan.…
Globe and Mail Public Editor on Complaints: Not enough Canadians in Olympic Coverage?
The Globe and Mail's public editor Sylvia Stead responded in a recent blog post to reader concerns that the Canadian…
Basic journalism training includes ethics in Bhutan
Indian journalism trainers taught two dozen reporters from Bhutan in late July about "basic journalism" including "ethics and morality in…
BBC Trust: Host was Offensive with ‘Religious Hogwash’ Comments
The BBC Trust decided that its host Jeremy Paxman was offensive, but not biased, in comments in a Sept. 2011…
Chinese State Media Accuses ‘West’ of Bias, ‘Prejudice’ in Olympic Coverage
Chinese state-run Xinhua News Agency claimed "Western writers" reporting on Chinese Olympic athletes contains "prejudice against Chinese athletes," the Associated…
Times of Malta Sued for Libel after Reporting UK Times’ Undercover Olympic Ticket Story
Malta's Olympic Committee chairman Justice Lino Farrugia Sacco is suing the Times of Malta for libel after it reported about…