Former BBC Journalist Michael Ford Discusses Ethics When BBC “Re-Records Material”
While addressing a student audience at the University of Lincoln (UK), former BBC Radio 4 presenter Dr. Michael Ford made…
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Should the “Friday Document Dump” be Part of the Story?
How did you spend your Thanksgiving? Most likely, it was with family or friends, gathered around the table or watching…
Sports Writer’s Death Opens Question About How to Eulogize Transgender Subjects
As we discussed in an earlier post about National Public Radio coverage of White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel, breaking style guidelines…
Chinese Journalists Accused of Accepting Bribes To Kill Mine Accident Coverage
Ten journalists in China are accused of taking 2.6 million yuan ($380,000) in bribes to not cover a tragic mining…
Reuters relies on Blogger, iCasualties.org, for War Dead Numbers
In mainstream media journalism, "blogger inaccuracy" is one of the most often mentioned criticisms. The blogger Michael White appears to be one…
Journal Inquirer Sues Hartford Courant for Failing to Credit Them in Aggregated Stories:
iMediaEthics wrote about the ethical repercussions of plagiarism in this story of how the Hartford Courant had been copying stories from…
What’s in A Name?: NPR Official Style Policy calls for Rahm Emanuel’s First And Last Names in All References
Mr. Rahm Emanuel, Rahm, Mr. Emanuel, Emanuel? Confused? So are we, after reading a November 18 article by NPR ombudsman…
Why Journalists Should Learn Math (Or At Least Learn to Fact-Check Math)
Regret The Error’s Craig Silverman has a great post up at the Columbia Journalism Review about why journalists should learn math.…
Update: Justice Anthony Kennedy Corrects His Position: He Does Not Require Prior Approval on Student Press
Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy has responded to criticism of his restraint on the Dalton school’s newspaper in an interview…