by Sydney Smith on Jul 11, 2015
Liberian Newspaper Fined $30 for Vice President Joseph Boakai Headline
Liberia's Nation Times newspaper should apologize and retract a story about the country's vice president Joseph Boakai, the Press Union...
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by Sydney Smith on Oct 14, 2014
NBC’s Dr. Nancy Snyderman disregards her Ebola quarantine, Goes to Restaurant
NBC News' chief medical editor Dr. Nancy Snyderman was busted for breaking an Ebola quarantine after people contacted Princeton, N.J....
by Sydney Smith on Mar 19, 2012
Liberian Journalist Threatened after Expose Published, CPJ calls for Her Safety
Advocacy group the Committee to Protect Journalists called on Liberia's president Ellen Johnson Sirleaf to guarantee the "safety" of Liberian...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 23, 2012
4 Liberian Newspapers to Apologize, Pay Fine after Sex Scandal Story
Liberia's press union ruled that four Liberian newspapers, the New Dawn, the New Republic, Women Voices and National Chronicle Newspapers,...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 14, 2011
Liberian Journalists to ‘Preach Peace’?
During a late September media ethics conference, 75 Liberian journalists agreed to "preach peace prior, during and after Liberia's October...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 04, 2011
Liberian Journalists Advised on Media Standards
Liberian journalists have been advised against acting as "cheering squads" for politicians, Liberian newspaper Heritage reported. The call was made...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 06, 2011
Debate: Should Liberian Media Endorse Political Candidates?
In Liberia, there's a debate going on over whether it's OK for media outlets to make endorsements, Liberian newspaper The...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 20, 2010
US Govt Warns About Checkbook Journalism… In Liberia, USAID Gives Liberia $11 Million to Train Journalists
Last month, the U.S. State Department paid for Liberian journalists to be trained by an American journalist, apparently a "regular...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 17, 2010
US State Dept Trains Liberian Journalists Before Elections, Sent Journalism Dean
iMediaEthics wrote in late September about Mitchell Land, University of North Texas, interim dean for the Mayborn School of Journalism, who went to...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 29, 2010
US Gov trains foreign military…and journalists?
We already know that the U.S. government trains foreign military. But now, the U.S. government is facilitating the training of foreign...