by Sydney Smith on Jul 09, 2012
Sunday Times Runs 2008 Doctored Photo with 2012 Story
The News Corp.-owned Sunday Times used an old, doctored photo with its July 1 story "Iran Issues Stark Threat to Israel,"...
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by Sydney Smith on Jul 08, 2012
Milwaukee’s WTMJ Sued, Accused of ‘Ambush Journalism’
Milwaukee news radio WTMJ is being sued for an interview the news subject claimed was "ambush journalism," Media Bistro's TV...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 08, 2012
National Council for Training of Journalists Creating Media Ethics Courses
The UK National Council for the Training of Journalists plans to help teach journalists on ethics, the Guardian's Roy Greenslade...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 08, 2012
Seventeen Magazine: ‘Never Have, Never Will’ Photoshop Bodies, Will be Transparent about Photo Editing
Seventeen magazine's editor-in-chief Ann Shoket announced a "commitment" against "airbrushing or Photoshopping," Metro reported. In a note, Shoket wrote that...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 08, 2012
Journalist Accused of Libeling Belarus Prez, Convicted of Libeling Him Last Year
A journalist was arrested and charged for libeling Belarus's president for the second time in the past year, The New...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 08, 2012
New Zambia Media Council to Handle Media Complaints
Zambia got its first Media Council July 6, the Zambia Daily Mail reported. The council will "conciliate, mediate and arbitrate"...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 07, 2012
Propaganda, Fact-Checking, Sourcing Discussed at Catholic Church Media Ethics Breakfast
The Times of Malta reported that the Catholic Church held a "business breakfast themed Media Ethics," in late June. At...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 07, 2012
Tel Aviv Journalists Association Quits Israeli Press Council, Says Council’s Elections ‘Unethical’
The Tel Aviv Journalists Association quit the Israeli Press Council over the council's presidential election, which the association called "unethical,"...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 07, 2012
CNN Looking into Health Care Ruling Error, Waited to ‘Confirm’ Andy Griffith’s Death Before Reporting
CNN will examine how it erred in its reporting on the health care ruling, Mediaite reported. As we wrote last...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 07, 2012
The Hollywood Reporter Still has Fake NYT Public Editor Quote Published
The Hollywood Reporter wrongly attributed comments from a parody Twitter account to The New York Times public editor. We wrote...