by Sydney Smith on Jul 22, 2011
LA Times Readers Criticize Labeling Jaycee Dugard “Sex Slave”
Many readers complained over a July 10 headline calling Jaycee Dugard a "sex slave," Los Angeles Times readers representative Deirdre...
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by Sydney Smith on Jul 22, 2011
ESPN Deletes ‘Rupert Murdoch Reference’ from Online Story
Gawker-owned blog Deadspin spotted a bit of unpublishing on ESPN's Rick Reilly's column. According to Deadspin, a sentence referencing "the...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 22, 2011
Did New York Post Know Strauss-Kahn Accuser Prostitute Story was Fake?
As iMediaEthics previously reported, the New York Post is being sued for libel by the hotel maid who has accused Dominique Strauss-Kahn...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 22, 2011
New Ethics Code for Bloggers?
Editors Weblog questioned if bloggers should have a code of ethics like traditional journalists. According to Editors Weblog, Cyber Journalist...
by Corinne Segal on Jul 21, 2011
HuffPost ‘Indefinite’ Suspension of Amy Lee for Over-Aggregating Lasts 2 weeks
The Huffington Post “indefinitely” suspended reporter Amy Lee July 11 after she was accused of over-aggregating an Ad Age article. ...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 19, 2011
Kansas City Star Fires Columnist Steve Penn for Plagiarizing from Press Releases
The Kansas City Star fired columnist Steve Penn for plagiarizing from press releases. "In some cases [Penn was] presenting others’ conclusions...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 17, 2011
New York Times Fact-Checking Social Security Claims?
The American's Andrew Biggs questioned the New York Times' editorial fact-checking after reading what he called "dubious assertions" in the...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 16, 2011
Deseret News Hoaxed by Baptist Gay Marriage Fake Story
Utah newspaper the Deseret News has unpublished a story after it was revealed to be a hoax, according to SBC...
by Corinne Segal on Jul 16, 2011
Nancy Grace responds to criticism of Casey Anthony coverage
CNN-owned Headline News anchor Nancy Grace stated that her highly emotional coverage of the trial of 25-year-old Casey Anthony, who...
by Corinne Segal on Jul 16, 2011
ESPN’s Grantland not transparent with corrections, Craig Silverman says
In a recent Columbia Journalism Review column, Craig Silverman criticized ESPN-backed sports website Grantland for a lack of transparency in its...