by Sydney Smith on Jun 24, 2011
Chuck Philips Wants LA Times to Retract its Retraction of his 2008 Tupac Story
Former Los Angeles Times reporter Chuck Philips is calling for his former employer to apologize and retract its retraction of...
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by Sydney Smith on Jun 16, 2011
LA Times Readers Rep: What Stories Prompt Worst Comments
The Los Angeles Times readers representative, Deirdre Edgar, wrote June 10 about issues with the Times' comments section. According to Edgar,...
by Sydney Smith on May 26, 2011
Sexual Assault is not Womanizing, says Media Bistro
MediaBistro criticized the media for writing as if womanizing and assaulting sexually are interchangeable. The Associated Press and the Los...
by Sydney Smith on May 22, 2011
Schwarzenegger Affair: Media Ethics Debate on Privacy, Naming Woman, Pics
After news broke that former California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and his wife Maria Shriver were separating because he had a...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 18, 2011
Why LA Times Published the Word ‘Faggot’ in Kobe Bryant Story
The Los Angeles Times published the word "faggot" in its story about NBA Los Angeles Lakers player Kobe Bryant being...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 03, 2011
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...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 29, 2011
Los Angeles Times Leaks? Paper Asks Readers for Public Records
The Los Angeles Times called on readers to submit any public records and government documents. The Times created a database...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 26, 2011
Los Angeles Times Readers Rep Explains Spelling of Kadafi’s Name
The Los Angeles Times' readers' representative, Deidre Edgar, explained in a recent blog post why the Los Angeles Times, the...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 08, 2011
AGAIN? LA Times Ran Wrong Photo of Composer John Barry, 1991, 2011
The Los Angeles Times readers' representative, Deirdre Edgar, reported that the LA Times corrected a mislabeled photo this month. The...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 03, 2011
New Ethics Guidelines at Los Angles Times?
The Los Angeles Times released an updated version of its ethics guidelines Feb. 1. With the revised guidelines (see here),...