by Sydney Smith on Dec 03, 2013
‘Dark Side of Media,’ Corruption, Paid News in India Media Ethics Conference
"Ethics and social responsibility should be the watchword of every journalist," longtime Indian journalist B G Verghese said last week...
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by Sydney Smith on Dec 02, 2013
Woman didn’t have Foot Amputated so she could wear high heels, NYPost wrong, she says
Mariah Serrano, a Long Island resident, called out the New York Post for sensationalizing and lying about the reason for her...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 01, 2013
Daily Mail Apologizes for Publishing Sian Busby’s Lung Removal, Cancer treatment
The UK Daily Mail apologized this week after revealing, back in 2008, details of Sian Busby's cancer. Busby was married...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 30, 2013
38 News Orgs Protest White House’s ‘Stringent Photo Policies’
Newspaper publisher McClatchy, USA Today and the News Tribune all said this week that they won't publish White House hand-out...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 29, 2013
Greek Editor Acquitted AGAIN of Invasion of Privacy Charges
Greek journalist Kostas Vaxevanis was acquitted for the second time in two years of invasion of privacy charges after he...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 28, 2013
NYT Won’t Unpublish Palestinian Mother Photo
The New York Times public editor Margaret Sullivan explained why the Times left a photo up despite complaints. Sullivan earlier...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 27, 2013
Ryanair Gets ANOTHER libel settlement, UK Independent Apologizes
The UK Independent apologized in a libel settlement to low-cost Dublin, Ireland-based airline Ryanair for its Aug. 7 article “Low-fuel flights...
by Rhonda Roland Shearer on Nov 27, 2013
Holy Areola! Should the NY Times use pasties next time for its front page breast photo?
Sensationalism at the New York Times? Why else would the Times photography editors select a peek-a-boo shot of a woman...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 26, 2013
‘Never use asterisks,’ spell out curse words if you’re using them, Guardian says
The Guardian's corrections column co-editor Barbara Harper explained the newspaper's standards for using profanity after readers complained over the use...