AJR on Fact Checking’s Importance
American Journalism Review reported on the "rise of the fact-checking movement" and noted its significance in politics. AJR's report advocated…
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News of the World Accused of Hacking Rival Journalist’s Phone
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Jakarta Post: Media Reporting on Women “Poor”
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Sports Writers Apologize for Fake News from Fake Interview with Dan Snyder
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While the U.S. media determines what and how much to reveal in reporting on Arnold Schwarzenegger's affair and its resultant…
PCC Explains Request to Include Reporters’ Tweets in Jurisdiction
As iMediaEthics wrote earlier this month, the UK media regulatory body the Press Complaints Commission may start regulating reporters' and news…
Tabloids Aren’t Unethical, Says South African Editor Wally Mbele
At a conference debating if South Africa can produce tabloid journalism, the editor-in-chief of South African tabloid Sunday World challenged claims that…