by Sydney Smith on Jul 06, 2011
NYT Public Editor Comments on David Pogue’s PR Work
Last month, Forbes' Jeff Bercovici questioned if the New York Times will "give David Pogue another pass on ethics" after...
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by Sydney Smith on Jun 26, 2011
James Risen: Bush Administration Harassed, Spied on Me
New York Times reporter James Risen has "filed a 22-page affidavit" alleging the U.S. government has harassed and spied on...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 25, 2011
Neighbor’s Father IS NOT A.K.A. James Whitey Bulger despite media reports
Media Bistro's Fishbowl LA reported that in the media's haste to report on the arrest of James Whitey Bulger, a...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 25, 2011
One Super-Sized Correction on Gay Rights Activist Nikolai Alekseyev
The New York Times issued a lengthy correction to its June 17 profile on Russian gay rights campaigner Nikolai Alekseyev....
by Sydney Smith on Jun 23, 2011
Public Editor: Washington Post Writer Should have Attributed Rory McIlroy Metaphor to Golf Digest Writer
Washington Post public editor Patrick Pexton addressed attribution in a recent blog post. Pexton noted that writers for the Washington...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 16, 2011
Palin Emails as Alaska governor Crowdsourced
The New York Times and the Washington Post are "crowdsourcing" reporting on the publication of Sarah Palin's e-mails as Alaska...
by Corinne Segal on Jun 15, 2011
Media spreads false ‘mass grave’ report, Will Reuters Correct?
Several news outlets falsely reported that police had found up to 30 bodies buried on a property in Liberty County,...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 11, 2011
Should News Orgs have Reported Huma Abedin Pregnancy?
Was it OK for news outlets to break the news that Anthony Weiner's wife Huma Abedin is pregnant? That question...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 10, 2011
NYT’s Anthony Weiner Article Filled with Vague Anonymous Sources
Where's the New York Times' anonymous source policy? iMediaEthics spotted a particularly loose use of sources in the Times' June 7...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 05, 2011
NYT: We Didn’t Hack E-mail for Story about SEC case against Goldman Sachs VP
Reuters' Felix Salmon, Gawker's John Cook, and attorney Maxwell Kennerly questioned the New York Times' methods for obtaining e-mails cited...