by Sydney Smith on Dec 27, 2010
Bylines Led to Celebrity Journalism?
The International Business Times reported that a new study has found that "the proliferation of bylines characterized the news as an...
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by Sydney Smith on Dec 27, 2010
Update: UConn Coach’s Daughter Alysa Auriemma Still Blogging about Team, but not for Courant?
iMediaEthics wrote last September when the Hartford Courant hired a celebrity blogger to cover the winning University of Connecticut women's basketball...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 26, 2010
Naming Julian Assange’s Alleged Victims? Should Media Act Like Wikileaks?
Despite being alleged victims of rape or sexual molestation, the women behind the charges against Julian Assange have been publicly...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 26, 2010
Stars & Stripes Ombudsman & Publisher End Dispute, Agree to Terms
iMediaEthics wrote earlier this week about controversy at the "Department of Defense authorized" (but independent) newspaper Stars and Stripes. The ombudsman, Mark...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 25, 2010
iMediaEthics’ Best Fake Photos Stories of 2010
iMediaEthics has written dozens of stories this year about fake or doctored photos in the media, the use of Photoshop, and misleading images. Just below,...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 25, 2010
Did ELLE India Lighten Bollywood Star’s Skin for Cover Photograph? Aishwarya Rai Photo Called Out
ELLE magazine has been accused again of lightening the skin of the woman pictured on its cover, this time the...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 24, 2010
NYT Sues NYPD over Freedom of Information Requests
The New York Times announced in an article that it filed a lawsuit against the New York Police Department (NYPD)...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 23, 2010
WikiLeaks Column by Ombudsman Censored? Stars & Stripes Editor Says No
After complaints by Stars and Stripes' ombudsman, the Pentagon's Defense Media Activity retracted a two-week-old memo barring Stars and Stripes...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 23, 2010
NYT Celebrates Cheating Before Marriage? Were Ex-Spouses Asked to Comment Before Style Story?
The New York Times' published an untraditional "Vows" story last weekend that led to an online backlash. The Dec. 17...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 22, 2010
Mashable Predicts 2011 News Media Trends
Mashable's Vadim Lavrusik proposed his ten "predictions for the news media" for the coming year in a Dec. 20 blogpost....