by Sydney Smith on Apr 04, 2012
NBC News Criticized for Selective Edit of Trayvon Martin 911 Call, NBC Apologizes
NBC News announced it will look into "the editorial process" that led to a selectively edited 911 phone call made...
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by Sydney Smith on Apr 04, 2012
RTE Announces: New Journalism Guidelines, Another Investigation after Fr Reynolds Libel
Ireland's Broadcasting Authority sent its review of RTE's libel of Catholic priest Father Kevin Reynolds to the broadcaster, the Irish...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 03, 2012
Norway’s Press Council: Aftenposten Broke Ethics Code with Story based on WikiLeaks Cable
Norway's Press Complaints Commission ruled that Aftenposten broke Norway's ethics code with its 2011 article on Respublika, Baltic-Course reported. Aftenposten...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 03, 2012
Bakersfield Californian Retracts Fabricated Fishing Column Item, Forbes Unpublishes Fake April Fools Day Story Saying Romney Out of 2012 Presidential Race
Just before April 1, the Bakersfield Californian issued a retraction for an "item in Friday's Outdoors column, by Steve Merlo." ...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 02, 2012
Journalists Weigh in on Suggested Fox News Tour auction
Media Matters reported that several journalists, including Baltimore Sun TV critic David Zurawik, the Tampa Bay Times media critic Eric...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 02, 2012
Journalism Prof Questions When Students Skip Class to ‘Do Journalism’
Journalism professor Herbert Lowe discussed how to handle students skipping class to "do journalism" in a recent post for Poynter....
by Sydney Smith on Apr 02, 2012
Fox News’ Geraldo Rivera Sort of Apologizes for Trayvon Martin Hoodie Comments, Daily Texan Apologizes for Cartoon
Geraldo Rivera gave a sort of apology for his March 23 comment that "[I] am urging the parents of black...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 02, 2012
Media Ethicists on Unpublished Malia Obama Spring Break Stories
Last month, many news outlets removed stories reporting on the spring break trip that U.S. President Barack Obama's 13-year-old daughter...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 02, 2012
U.S. Judge Dismisses HuffPo Bloggers Lawsuit for $$$
Huffington Post bloggers suing the Huffington Post/AOL for a portion of the money AOL paid to acquire Huffington Post last...