RTE Announces: New Journalism Guidelines, Another Investigation after Fr Reynolds Libel
Ireland's Broadcasting Authority sent its review of RTE's libel of Catholic priest Father Kevin Reynolds to the broadcaster, the Irish…
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Norway’s Press Council: Aftenposten Broke Ethics Code with Story based on WikiLeaks Cable
Norway's Press Complaints Commission ruled that Aftenposten broke Norway's ethics code with its 2011 article on Respublika, Baltic-Course reported. Aftenposten…
Bakersfield Californian Retracts Fabricated Fishing Column Item, Forbes Unpublishes Fake April Fools Day Story Saying Romney Out of 2012 Presidential Race
Just before April 1, the Bakersfield Californian issued a retraction for an "item in Friday's Outdoors column, by Steve Merlo." …
Journalists Weigh in on Suggested Fox News Tour auction
Media Matters reported that several journalists, including Baltimore Sun TV critic David Zurawik, the Tampa Bay Times media critic Eric…
Journalism Prof Questions When Students Skip Class to ‘Do Journalism’
Journalism professor Herbert Lowe discussed how to handle students skipping class to "do journalism" in a recent post for Poynter.…
Fox News’ Geraldo Rivera Sort of Apologizes for Trayvon Martin Hoodie Comments, Daily Texan Apologizes for Cartoon
Geraldo Rivera gave a sort of apology for his March 23 comment that "[I] am urging the parents of black…
Media Ethicists on Unpublished Malia Obama Spring Break Stories
Last month, many news outlets removed stories reporting on the spring break trip that U.S. President Barack Obama's 13-year-old daughter…
U.S. Judge Dismisses HuffPo Bloggers Lawsuit for $$$
Huffington Post bloggers suing the Huffington Post/AOL for a portion of the money AOL paid to acquire Huffington Post last…
Keith Olbermann Fired from Current TV, Plans to Sue
Current TV fired TV host Keith Olbermann this past week with four years to go on his contract. According to…
Calls for Careful Media Coverage of December Ghana Elections, 4 Groups to Monitor for Media Ethics Violations
Four media groups announced they will monitor radio and television outlets to see if the broadcasters violate the Ghana Journalists…