by Sydney Smith on Aug 03, 2012
Basic journalism training includes ethics in Bhutan
Indian journalism trainers taught two dozen reporters from Bhutan in late July about "basic journalism" including "ethics and morality in...
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by Sydney Smith on Aug 02, 2012
BBC Trust: Host was Offensive with ‘Religious Hogwash’ Comments
The BBC Trust decided that its host Jeremy Paxman was offensive, but not biased, in comments in a Sept. 2011...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 02, 2012
Chinese State Media Accuses ‘West’ of Bias, ‘Prejudice’ in Olympic Coverage
Chinese state-run Xinhua News Agency claimed "Western writers" reporting on Chinese Olympic athletes contains "prejudice against Chinese athletes," the Associated...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 02, 2012
Times of Malta Sued for Libel after Reporting UK Times’ Undercover Olympic Ticket Story
Malta's Olympic Committee chairman Justice Lino Farrugia Sacco is suing the Times of Malta for libel after it reported about...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 02, 2012
Libel Suit against Armenian Newspaper Dismissed
Armenian newspaper Hraparak was accused of libeling a woman with a 2011 report claiming "she got into a shoving match...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 02, 2012
UK Express Apologizes, Pays Libel Settlement for ‘Extreme Muslim’ Claims
The UK Sunday Express apologized for its June 2011 story claiming a UK school "taught extreme Islam," the Guardian reported....
by Sydney Smith on Aug 01, 2012
Rebekah Brooks, Andy Coulson Charged in Phone Hacking Investigation
Rebekah Brooks and Andy Coulson have been charged with "conspiring to intercept the communications of at least 600 people between...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 01, 2012
Iowa TV News Gives Police Footage of Interview with Missing Child’s Mother
Iowa NBC-affiliate KWWL was subpoeaned for its "raw, unedited" footage of an interview with the mother of a missing child,...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 01, 2012
‘Ethics of Embedded Journalism’ Lecture in October
The Museum of Jewish Heritage is hosting a lecture on the "Ethics of Embedded Journalism" October 14, according to an...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 01, 2012
Twitter Apologizes after ‘Encouraging’ NBC Complaint about a Journalist’s Tweet
Earlier this week, Twitter suspended the account of Independent journalist Guy Adams for tweeting the email address of NBC Olympics...