by Sydney Smith on Dec 27, 2011
Scottie Pippen: News Reports Saying I’m Bankrupt are Libel
Former NBA player Scottie Pippen is suing ten news media outlets for "malicious libel" because they claimed he is bankrupt,...
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by Sydney Smith on Dec 27, 2011
Toronto Star Readers Weigh in on Editorial Decisions in Public Editor’s Annual Survey
Toronto Star public editor Kathy English published the results of her survey of readers on editorial decisions last week. English...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 27, 2011
News Group Newspapers Must Pay Glenn Mulcaire’s Legal Fees
News of the World's publisher, News Group Newspapers, must pay private investigator Glenn Mulcaire's legal bills, Journalism.co.uk reported. A High...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 27, 2011
Chilean Newspaper Readers Burned – Literally – by Churros Recipe, Newspaper Publisher to Pay Damages
At least 13 readers of Chilean newspaper La Tercera's Woman magazine were burned seven years ago after attempting to make...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 26, 2011
Washington DC Afffiliate Corrects, Apologizes for Lifting WashPost Paragraphs
Washington, D.C. CBS-affiliate WUSA unpublished this week a story that reportedly plagiarized from the Washington Post, Poynter's Julie Moos reported....
by Sydney Smith on Dec 26, 2011
Public Editor: NYT Invaded Privacy of Sandusky ‘Victim 1’ in November story
New York Times public editor Arthur Brisbane addressed concerns that the Times provided too much identifying information in a report...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 25, 2011
New York Times Corrects Christopher Hitchens Obit
The New York Times issued a lengthy correction to its Dec. 16 obituary for Christopher Hitchens, Regret the Error's Craig...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 25, 2011
iMediaEthics’ Top 10 Fake and Doctored Photo Stories
As the year ends, we at iMediaEthics wanted to reflect on our favorite and the most memorable fake photo cases...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 25, 2011
New Internet Ethics Code for Indonesian Journalists?
Indonesia's press council finished a new online ethics policy, the Jakarta Globe reported. According to the Jakarta Globe, the council's...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 25, 2011
Will News Outlets Pay for Casey Anthony Interview?
Will Casey Anthony make more money off news outlets by getting paid for an interview? The Orlando Sentinel weighed that...