Journalist Says NYT Made ‘Lazy ReWrite’ in Late December Ron Paul Story, NYT Defends
Journalist Julian Sanchez accused the New York Times of publishing a "very light, very lazy rewrite" of a 2008 article…
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SPJ Ethics Committee on Checkbook Journalism
The Society of Professional Journalists' ethics committee has published the third in its series of "position papers" about journalism ethics.…
U.S. Government is Training Journalists in Libya
We have written about the U.S. government's training of journalists in countries previously. In September 2010, the U.S. government sent…
OfCom: ITV News ‘Mislead’ Viewers with Two Video Segments
OfCom ruled Jan. 23 that UK broadcaster ITV News broke OfCom standards by airing two segments with incorrect footage in September,…
Guardian’s Roy Greenslade Questions Leveson Inquiry’s Balance
The Guardian's Roy Greenslade questioned the balance in the UK Leveson Inquiry into press standards and practices in a January…
20 Complaints to Chile’s TV Council over Interview Criticized for Out-of-Context Quotes, Discrimination
Blog site Global Voices highlighted an ethical debate over discrimination and out-of-context quotes in Chilean media recently. According to Global…
BusinessWeek ‘Kills’ Bruised Mitt Romney Cover
BusinessWeek withheld its cover image picturing Mitt Romney with a black eye and cuts and bruises. New York Magazine, however, went…
Jewish Times Owner Plans to Sell Newspaper after Obama ‘Hit’ Column
Andrew Adler, publisher and editor-in-chief of the Atlanta Jewish Times, resigned this week over his controversial article suggesting a "hit"…
Polish Journalists Create Commission to Uphold Ethics
Three journalists, a philosopher, a film director and a historian have been named to Poland's new Civil Commission of Media…
Nigerian Govt says Advertorial has Fake News, Complaining to Press Council
Three Lagos, Nigeria government officials including Lagos' attorney general questioned an advertorial published in the Nigerian Tribune, national newspaper Leadership…