by Sydney Smith on Mar 01, 2012
Maine Newspaper Apologizes for Plagiarism, Fires Reporter
The South Portland-Cape Elizabeth (Maine) Sentry fired a reporter for plagiarizing stories on "South Portland city meetings" from both the Forecaster...
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by Sydney Smith on Feb 29, 2012
John Locke Foundation Criticizes Star News Editorial, but Does Criticism Hold Up?
The North Carolina Star News' Jan. 15 editorial was accused of containing factual errors, according to a blog on the...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 29, 2012
Pop Singer Charlotte Church on Phone Hacking Settlement: News Corp ‘not truly sorry, only sorry they got caught’
News Corp. has agreed to pay singer Charlotte Church $951,000 and to apologize for hacking her phone, USA Today reported. ...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 28, 2012
Bangladesh Newspaper Criticizes TV News for Interviewing 5-Year-Old Witness to Journalist Parents’ Murder
Bangladesh newspaper The Daily Star's defence & strategic affairs editor Brig Gen Shahedul Anam Khan criticized broadcast media outlets' for...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 28, 2012
TIME Magazine Apologizes for Non-Latino on Cover about Latinos
TIME magazine apologized, sort of, for featuring a non-Latino on its March 5 cover, titled "Yo Decido: Why Latinos will pick...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 28, 2012
Solomon Islands Prime Minister Calls for Journalists to Follow Ethics Code
Solomon Islands Prime Minister Gordon Darcy Lilo called on media outlets to follow journalism ethics and "be responsible in their...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 28, 2012
EVENT: Washington Journalism & Media Conference Participants To ‘Explore the Creative, Practical & Ethical Tensions’ of Media
The Washington Journalism and Media Conference will be held at George Mason University July 8-13, 2012. The conference is for...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 28, 2012
NYT Columnist Apologizes for Tweet about Romney
New York Times op-ed columnist Charles M. Blow apologized for his Feb. 22 tweet about Mitt Romney, the National Review's...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 27, 2012
EVENT: Center for International Media Ethics Forum in Bhutan
The Center for International Media Ethics (CIME) and the Bhutan Media Institute are hosting a forum in Thimphu, Bhutan April 18-April...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 27, 2012
EVENT: Center for Journalism Ethics’ Annual Conference
The Center for Journalism Ethics is holding its annual conference April 13 in Wisconsin at Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery. This...