by Sydney Smith on May 04, 2011
SF Weekly fires contributor for organizing political protest.
MediaBistro reported that SFWeekly contributor John Rinaldo was fired from the newspaper after he "organized a political protest against the...
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by David W. Moore on May 03, 2011
The Media Poll-Reinforced ‘Birther’ Myth
Now that President Obama has released the long form of his birth certificate from Hawaii, you might think that the...
by Sydney Smith on May 02, 2011
Social Media Ethics : Think before you Post
In light of last year's suicide of Rutgers University student Tyler Clementi, Leone Kraus blogged on LGBTQ blog Bilerico about ethics...
by Sydney Smith on May 02, 2011
AOL: TechCrunch Editor Michael Arrington Can Invest in Companies He May Cover
The founder of TechCrunch, founder and editor Michael Arrington, has decided to start investing in start-ups and at least two venture funds, including some...
by Sydney Smith on May 01, 2011
Star Mag publishes front-page apology for Katie Holmes drug addiction story
Star magazine published a front-page apology after Katie Holmes filed a $50 million lawsuit over a story about her, MediaBistro reported....
by Sydney Smith on May 01, 2011
Fake Ohio Tornado Photo was Facebook Joke, but Man Could Be Fined, Even Jailed?
Will an Ohio man go to jail over Photoshop prank? Last October, Justin Strunk doctored a photo of Cincinnati's Eastgate...
by Sydney Smith on May 01, 2011
Fat does not fly: WaPo ombudsman on Allan Sloan’s use of word ‘mega-fatties’ instead of obese
Patrick Pexton, the Washington Post's ombudsman, blogged about criticism of columnist Allan Sloan's (also Fortune's senior editor at large) use of...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 29, 2011
Was WSJ Editor Dennis Berman inaccurate & unethical in undercover reporting?
A Wall Street Journal reporter and bureau chief has been accused of being unethical and inaccurate in a column about...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 29, 2011
Panel Discusses How to Keep Nonprofit Investigative Journalism Sites in Business
Is philanthropy the answer to paying for nonprofit investigative journalism? While journalism ethicist Edward Wasserman notably commented "several years ago"...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 28, 2011
Student Newspaper Apologizes after Insensitive "Pow Wow" Story,
California State University - Long Beach student newspaper The Union Weekly has apologized for its insensitive March 14 story about a...