by Sydney Smith on Feb 08, 2012
Women Weekly Doctors Photo of Model Deborah Hutton
Australian magazine Women Weekly was criticized for doctoring a cover photo of 50-year-old model Deborah Hutton in an opinion column...
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by Sydney Smith on Feb 08, 2012
AFP Defends Against Claims it Staged West Bank Pic
Agence France-Presse defended its Jan. 25 photo against charges "in blogs and in a letter sent by the Israeli embassy...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 08, 2012
Times of London Apologizes for Computer Hacking in 2009
News Corp-owned the UK Times of London's editor James Harding apologized Feb. 7 for a Times reporter's 2009 hacking of...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 07, 2012
Dutch TV Denies Flesh Eating Segment a Hoax or Publicity Stunt
According to numerous international news reports, two Dutch TV hosts, Dennis Storm and Valerio Zeno, reportedly "ate each other's freshly...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 07, 2012
Indonesian Press Council Releases Online Media Guidelines
The Indonesian Press Council has released its "cyber media guidelines," which were "officiated" Feb. 3, press council member Zulfiani Lubis...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 06, 2012
Q & A with a Founder of Saving Ethical Journalism Blog
A new blog, Saving Ethical Journalism, was launched in late December 2011 by two journalists, David DesRoches and Patricia Gay. DesRoches...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 06, 2012
Michele Bachmann Calls for the Boston Globe to Retract Story
U.S. congresswoman Michele Bachmann (R-MN) claimed the Boston Globe's story "that speculated she'd be throwing her support behind Mitt Romney" during his...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 05, 2012
Pakistani Group to Publish Gender-Sensitive Code of Ethics March 8
White Ribbon Campaign Pakistan is hosting a National Conference on Gender and Media in March, the group's Omer Aftab told...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 05, 2012
Transcripts of Leaked Calls from Indian Media’s Radiagate May have been Doctored?
According to a Jan. 31 report by India Private Limited, the controversial leaked transcripts of phone calls between a lobbyist...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 04, 2012
Sports News Site: Fact Check Tweets Before Publishing Stories
Richard Greco suggested in a post on Philadelphia sports news site GCobb.com that journalists shouldn't automatically assume tweets are fact-checked...