by Sydney Smith on Feb 20, 2013
The Last Boston Globe Ombudsman was not fired, Got that?
iMediaEthics wrote earlier this month about Washingtonian's reporting that the end of the Washington Post's ombudsman's office might be near. ...
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by Sydney Smith on Feb 19, 2013
Last WaPo Ombudsman? Washington Post’s Pexton says ‘No Final Decision’ made
It looks like the Washington Post's ombudsman office might actually end up "empty" after all. As iMediaEthics wrote earlier this...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 18, 2013
Daniel Morel wins, Agence France-Presse, Washington Post can’t distribute tweeted Haiti photos
A New York District Judge ruled that it was a violation of copyright law for Agence France-Presse and the Washington Post...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 18, 2013
Withhold naming victim? Tackle Tough Ethical Choices in group says Ohio Editor
In a recent talk to graduate journalism students, Bruce Winges, editor of the Beacon Journal, an Akron, Ohio daily newspaper, advocated...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 15, 2013
Sorry For $20K Payment to Jonah Lehrer says Knight Foundation
The Knight Foundation paid $20,000 for Jonah Lehrer to speak about his plagiarism and fabrication scandal earlier this week. As...
by David W. Moore on Feb 14, 2013
Bikers’ Angst? What do 5 Polls Say about Bike Lane Anxiety?
According to a recent article in the New York Times, the city’s bike riders are anxious about the future of...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 14, 2013
‘Nothing is Sacred’ says Evan Rachel Wood, Daily Mail Unpublishes Her Ultrasound Pic
The Daily Mail's website unpublished a story and photos about actress Evan Rachel Wood's ultrasound after Wood complained on Twitter. ...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 13, 2013
‘It’s just amazing’ CNN thought I faked being mayor’ says Big Bear Lake Mayor about Chris Dorner coverage
Mayor Jay Obernolte was interviewed by CNN's Wolf Blitzer last night about the search for former Los Angeles police office...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 13, 2013
Wait! CNN Not Hoaxed? Chris Dorner Coverage Gone Wrong AGAIN?
Yesterday, CNN deleted information from its live blog on the search for former Los Angeles police officer Chris Dorner and said...
by David W. Moore on Feb 12, 2013
Bad Racism Statistics Make the Rounds again, Why the Pernicious Persistence of Misleading Polling Data?
In his recent commentary in the New York Times on the 2012 election, Thomas Edsall notes “the persistence of racial...