by Sydney Smith on Mar 27, 2011
Front-Page Photo of Dead Child: Is it Ethical?
The Pacific Freedom Forum, a media advocacy group for Pacific media, criticized the Vanuatu Times for publishing a photo of a...
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by Sydney Smith on Mar 27, 2011
NZ Group Explains Call for Suicide Reporting Guidelines Changes
As iMediaEthics wrote last week, New Zealand's guidelines for media reporting on suicides may change soon. The guidelines are considered very...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 26, 2011
Did Daily Mail Rip Off SFWeekly’s Cover Story? No Link?!
SF Weekly called out the UK Daily Mail for "churnalism" this week. According to SF Weekly, the Daily Mail "shamelessly...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 26, 2011
Mexican Media Agrees to Reporting Guidelines
Several Mexican news organizations recently established guidelines to their reporting on drugs in Mexico, EditorsWeblog reported. While at least one...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 25, 2011
Yemeni Journalists Accuse Newspapers of Fake News
Yemeni journalists have disputed what they claim are fake newspaper stories about protests calling for "toppling" the president, Al Arabiya, an Arab...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 25, 2011
New York Times Is Wrong: You Can Quote Shakespeare & Get By Chinese Censors, Bloggers Say
Bloggers and tweeters in China have fact checked and criticized the New York Times for its recent story on censorship in...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 25, 2011
Detroit News Auto Reviewer Scott Burgess Retracts Resignation
After resigning earlier this month, automobile reviewer Scott Burgess will go back to the Detroit News, the News reported. Burgess...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 25, 2011
Professor Hany Farid Advises How to Spot Fake Photos
In a Q & A with Columbia Journalism Review, Dartmouth computer science professor Hany Farid advised how to spot fake...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 25, 2011
Lily Allen Has Copyright for Photos of House
British pop singer Lily Allen was awarded undisclosed damages and the copyright to photos of her house, the Guardian reported....
by Sydney Smith on Mar 24, 2011
ACLU, EFF Appealing Govt Twitter Ruling Against WikiLeaks Supporters
The American Civil Liberties Union and the Electronic Frontier Foundation are appealing the U.S. government ruling that three supporters of...