by Sydney Smith on May 17, 2013
iMediaEthics Nominated as Finalist in Online Media Awards
iMediaEthics is pleased to report that we were named this week as a finalist in the 2013 Online Media Awards...
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by Sydney Smith on May 12, 2013
BBC’s Interview with Anonymous Gambling Addict Source Wasn’t so Anonymous, Used his Real Voice, UK Regulator Calls out Invasion of Privacy
The BBC promised to give a "gambling addict" anonymity if he would be interviewed by the network's Panorama program for...
by Sydney Smith on May 11, 2013
Why Journalists Shouldn’t Say ‘Shark-infested Waters,’ Guardian Readers Editor Explains
The term "shark-infested waters" is an inaccurate cliche, the Guardian readers' editor Chris Elliott argued in a May 5 column....
by Sydney Smith on May 09, 2013
BBC Fires Sports Broadcaster Stuart Hall who Admitted ‘Indecent Assault on Young Girls’
The BBC announced that it fired sports broadcaster Stuart Hall the same day that UK prosecutors confirmed he "pleaded guilty...
by Sydney Smith on May 02, 2013
Syrian Electronic Army Hacks Guardian’s Twitter Accounts for ‘Lies and Slander’
The Guardian reported that some of its Twitter accounts was hacked this past week. Hacked accounts included the Guardian's Books,...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 28, 2013
Editor of News Corp’s The Sun OK’ed Bribes, UK Prosecutors Say
The executive editor of UK News Corp-owned newspaper The Sun, Fergus Shanahan, was charged in the UK police's investigation into...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 12, 2013
UK Magazine Pays Murderer’s Sister for Interview, PCC says not OK
UK magazine That's Life paid a convicted murderer's sister for an interview about her imprisoned brother. That's Life is a...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 09, 2013
Is Daily Mirror Pretending It wasn’t Hoaxed by Virgin Atlantic Glass-Bottomed Plane April Fools Prank?
Was the UK Daily Mirror hoaxed by an April Fools' joke? In an April 1 story, the Mirror reported on...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 03, 2013
BBC Identifies South African Man as ‘Gay Marriage’ in Caption, Says Sorry for ‘Technical Mistake ‘
The BBC wrongly identified a South African man named Rufus Lekala as "Gay Marriage" in an on-air segment, the Guardian...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 02, 2013
Police Charge the UK’s Sun’s Deputy Editor in Bribery Investigation
UK prosecutors have charged the Sun's deputy editor Geoff Webster, accusing him of approving two payments to public officials a...