by Sydney Smith on Apr 18, 2012
Moldovan TV News Loses License after Claims of Bias
Moldovan TV station NIT lost its broadcast license after being accused of bias, Reuters reported. Reuters described NIT as "pro-communist"...
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by Sydney Smith on Apr 18, 2012
Topeka Capital-Journal’s Courtroom Pic Leads to Mistrial
Live-tweeting from court has become a popular way to keep readers in the loop with what's happening during court cases....
by Sydney Smith on Apr 18, 2012
SPJ Ethics Chair on Celebrity Coverage – Whitney Houston’s Death, Jeremy Lin
Society of Professional Journalists ethics chairman Kevin Z. Smith addressed the media's coverage of celebrities, especially in light of the...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 18, 2012
Swaziland Press Secretary Claims Detained Journalists Wanted to ‘Incriminate’ Swaziland
Swaziland's government Press Secretary Percy Simelane called for foreign journalists to abide by ethics and get accreditation before coming to...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 18, 2012
Gloucestershire Echo Unpublishes, Apologizes for Story Suggesting Website Comments were Interview
The Gloucestershire Echo unpublished an article and apologized to a man named Bob Sayers after the Echo published an article...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 17, 2012
Cable Provider Apologizes for Accidentally Airing Porn During Colorado Broadcast of Good Morning America
ABC-affiliate KRDO apologized for "accidentally" airing "hardcore pornography," the Jane Dough reported. According to the Jane Dough, a "human error"...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 17, 2012
WaPo explains Why it Ran Photo of Man on Fire
Before publishing a photograph of "a Tibetan exile who set himself afire in New Delhi to protest Chinese rule in...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 17, 2012
iMediaEthics launches new Polling Center, features iMediaEtics Polls, PollCheck, Columns and PollTalk Blog
iMediaEthics is pleased to announce its new Polling Center. This featured section of the iMediaEthics website (see here) organizes all...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 17, 2012
Yahoo News Post Errs in Zooey Deschanel Article
A post about actress Zooey Deschanel on Yahoo News was either mangled by copy editing, a lack of pop culture...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 17, 2012
Australia’s Herald Sun: Sorry we Broke Embargo, Named Hamish Blake TV Show Award Winner before Broadcast, It was an Accident
Australian newspaper the Herald Sun apologized for breaking an embargo and naming comedian Hamish Blake the "Gold Logie winner two...