by Sydney Smith on Apr 12, 2011
News of the World, News Int’l Apologizes to Some over Phone Hacking
In a statement, News International, which owns News of the World, announced that it has "decided to approach some civil...
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by Sydney Smith on Apr 12, 2011
Turkish Journalists Creating Ethics News Site, Accused Murderer Claims Media Misled Him
Turkish journalists are still trying to activate the ethics code they created at a media ethics workshop this past year, the Turkish newspaper Today's...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 12, 2011
Politician who Plagiarized Doesn’t Want Investigation Results Published
Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg resigned as Germany's defense minister this year after being accused of plagiarizing his doctoral thesis, Deutsche-Welle reported. ...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 12, 2011
AP’s Labor Union: Don’t Share Stories on Social Media Sites
CNN reported that the News Media Guild is advising AP staffers against using social media sites to "promote their stories."...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 12, 2011
Miami Herald Ombudsman: Newspaper Staffers & Readers’ E-mails
Edward Schumacher-Matos, ombudsman for the Miami Herald, questioned why newspapers like the Herald put reporters' e-mail contacts on the website but...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 11, 2011
Japan: Please Stop Sensational Reporting
Japan's foreign ministry has called on the international media to report objectively and not sensationally about the "continuing nuclear crisis...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 11, 2011
Craigslist Founder Backs Journalism Integrity Sites He Likes
Craig Newmark, who created CraigsList, has launched a new site to promote nonprofits and journalism organizations that he endorses. The...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 11, 2011
Reuters Sued for Censoring Tweets by Deborah Zabarenko
The National Labor Relations Board is suing Reuters for "reprimanding a reporter," Deborah Zabarenko, because the employee tweeted critically of...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 11, 2011
H-E-B starting Construction
iMediaEthics wrote this week about the claims that the San Antonio Express-News killed a column critical of advertiser H-E-B supermarkets. We...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 11, 2011
UK Newspaper Nottingham Post Retracts Claim Town is “Crime Ridden”
The Nottingham Post reported that the Sunday Times has retracted its claims that the town of Nottingham has a "high...