by Sydney Smith on Oct 19, 2012
NYTimes Suspends Freelancer Andrew Goldman for Tippi Hedren Tweets
The New York Times suspended Andrew Goldman for four weeks after he posted inappropriate tweets in response to critics of...
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by Sydney Smith on Oct 19, 2012
Media Ethics Fellowship: Applications for Center for International Media Ethics’ Research Fellowship Due Oct. 28
The Center for International Media Ethics is inviting applicants for a 2013 media ethics fellowship called the "Fellowship for Ethics...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 19, 2012
Spokesman-Review Commenter Sued for Libel Defends Claims
An anonymous commenter defended her comment about an Idaho Republican party official, the Associated Press reported. As iMediaEthics reported earlier...
by David W. Moore on Oct 18, 2012
Gallup’s Allegedly Skewed Poll Results on U.S. Presidential Election
The Gallup Poll has come under attack for recent changes in its likely voter model. While they were apparently designed to...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 16, 2012
Renewed Debate over Accuracy, Standards Related to ‘Illegal Immigrant’ Term
Former Washington Post reporter Jose Antonio Vargas, who identified himself as an "undocumented immigrant" last year in an essay for...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 16, 2012
MSNBC Errs in Skydiver Felix Baumgartner Graphic
MSNBC erred in an Oct. 14 graphic that mistakenly reported that Felix Baumgartner, the man who "broke the sound barrier"...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 16, 2012
Drudge Report links to, tweets Fake Jake Gyllenhaal Tweet Endorsing Mitt Romney
The Drudge Report linked to a fake Twitter account purporting to be Jake Gyllenhaal, Mediaite reported. The post directed to...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 15, 2012
Washington & Lee University Holding Institute in Ethics in Journalism, Talk by David Carr
Virginia's Washington and Lee University is hosting its 54th Institute on Ethics in Journalism with a "keynote address" by the New...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 14, 2012
Washington Post, New York Times Public Editors Call for Prominent, Thorough Reporting on Libya Attacks
Two U.S. public editors -- the Washington Post's Patrick Pexton and the New York Times' Margaret Sullivan -- have weighed in...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 14, 2012
iMediaEthics’ David Moore Featured in MSNBC’s Chris Hayes Segment on Media Polling
"One of the problems we have with public policy polling is that a lot of people, probably anywhere from a...