by Sydney Smith on Sep 13, 2012
NYT Defends Photo of Dead Ambassador, Despite State Dept. Calls
New York Times public editor Margaret Sullivan asked if it was "acceptable" for the Times' website to publish a photo...
Libya
by Sydney Smith on Jan 27, 2012
U.S. Government is Training Journalists in Libya
We have written about the U.S. government's training of journalists in countries previously. In September 2010, the U.S. government sent...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 04, 2011
NYPost, NYDaily News Crossed the Line with Gadhafi Coverage
iMediaEthics is appalled by the way some news outlets -- specifically, the New York Post and New York Daily News --...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 21, 2011
News Outlets Publish Graphic Gadhafi Death Photo
The Associated Press, Agence France-Presse, and Reuters all decided to put photos of Muammar Gaddafi's death on their wires, Poynter's...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 28, 2011
ITV News Apologizes for Airing Video Game Clip in Documentary on IRA and Gaddafi
The UK's ITV News was duped into airing fake images on a Sept. 26 episode of its new show Exposure...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 24, 2011
What’s in a Name: Reuters Corrects Gadhafi Tweet
Reuters corrected its Aug. 21 news release that Muammar Gaddafi "has been detained" via Twitter. The news outlet's original information suggested...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 20, 2011
Associated Press: Libya in “Civil War”
The Huffington Post's Michael Calderone reported that the Associated Press has now decided to refer to the "situation in Libya"...
by Sydney Smith on May 07, 2011
Is AP Photo Caption Misleading?
Is it accurate for a caption to state that someone "points his weapon towards forces" when the weapon isn't able...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 26, 2011
Los Angeles Times Readers Rep Explains Spelling of Kadafi’s Name
The Los Angeles Times' readers' representative, Deidre Edgar, explained in a recent blog post why the Los Angeles Times, the...
by Sydney Smith on May 20, 2010
Where’s the Outrage? Dutch Newspaper Interviews 9-year-old Plane Crash Survivor from his Hospital Bed
Where is the line between the public’s right to know and a severely injured, recently orphaned young boy's right to...