by Sydney Smith on Jan 28, 2012
SPJ Ethics Committee on Checkbook Journalism
The Society of Professional Journalists' ethics committee has published the third in its series of "position papers" about journalism ethics....
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by Sydney Smith on Jan 27, 2012
U.S. Government is Training Journalists in Libya
We have written about the U.S. government's training of journalists in countries previously. In September 2010, the U.S. government sent...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 27, 2012
OfCom: ITV News ‘Mislead’ Viewers with Two Video Segments
OfCom ruled Jan. 23 that UK broadcaster ITV News broke OfCom standards by airing two segments with incorrect footage in September,...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 26, 2012
Guardian’s Roy Greenslade Questions Leveson Inquiry’s Balance
The Guardian's Roy Greenslade questioned the balance in the UK Leveson Inquiry into press standards and practices in a January...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 26, 2012
20 Complaints to Chile’s TV Council over Interview Criticized for Out-of-Context Quotes, Discrimination
Blog site Global Voices highlighted an ethical debate over discrimination and out-of-context quotes in Chilean media recently. According to Global...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 26, 2012
BusinessWeek ‘Kills’ Bruised Mitt Romney Cover
BusinessWeek withheld its cover image picturing a bruised Mitt Romney with a black eye and cuts and bruises. New York Magazine,...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 26, 2012
Jewish Times Owner Plans to Sell Newspaper after Obama ‘Hit’ Column
Andrew Adler, publisher and editor-in-chief of the Atlanta Jewish Times, resigned this week over his controversial article suggesting a "hit"...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 26, 2012
Polish Journalists Create Commission to Uphold Ethics
Three journalists, a philosopher, a film director and a historian have been named to Poland's new Civil Commission of Media...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 25, 2012
Nigerian Govt says Advertorial has Fake News, Complaining to Press Council
Three Lagos, Nigeria government officials including Lagos' attorney general questioned an advertorial published in the Nigerian Tribune, national newspaper Leadership...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 25, 2012
Ecuador’s President Says WashPost is Unethical
Ecuador's president Rafael Correa accused the Washington Post of bias, "lack of ethics and professionalism," Prensa Latina reported Jan. 18....