Rebekah Brooks Paid Police?
A UK news executive was asked by the UK parliament to explain her 2003 comments that the Sun newspaper has paid…
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Journalist Richard Peppiatt Admits Posing as College Student
In a panel on ethics at Goldsmiths, Richard Peppiatt, the reporter who revealed fabricating stories in his resignation letter from the…
Student Press Law Center: Why Students Shouldn’t Publish Fake Stories
The Washington Post interviewed Student Press Law Center's Frank LoMonte about prank issues in college newspapers. Last week, newspapers like…
Did A Timely New York Post Correction Save Man’s Life?
A Mar 29, 2011 correction on page 18 of the New York Post may have saved a man's life. One…
Media Backlash after ICorrect, A Celeb Destination for Buying Corrections, Launches?
As iMediaEthics wrote last month, Sir David Tang launched the UK site ICorrect.com that charges people $1,000 a year to post…
Twitter Not Good for Sports Journalism?
Missouri's Columbia Tribune reported on problems with using Twitter to report on breaking sports news and other sports journalism in a…
Is Denver Post “Dog Bite” Death Story Headline Wrong?
The Denver Post's headline on an Associated Press story about the death of Larry Armstrong stated the headline "Autopsy: Dog bites…
Atlantic’s Ghost Towns are just Vacation Hot-Spots in Off Season?
Columbia Journalism Review criticized the Atlantic's slideshow about "The New American Ghost Towns." According to CJR, those alleged ghost towns…
SeaWorld’s Tilikum Performing Again, Said Killer Whale’s ‘Choice’
Tilikum, the killer whale responsible for trainer Dawn Brancheau's death in February 2010, returned to performing at SeaWorld last week,…
Vernon Ethics Advisor Duped into Advertising, not News Interview?
John Van de Kamp, the current ethics advisor for the city of Vernon, California, claims he was misled into being…