by Sydney Smith on Jan 31, 2011
Daily Mail Admits Plagiarizing Airplane Article, Updates Story
The UK Daily Mail was accused of plagiarizing a New York Times article about electronic device use on planes, as...
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by Sydney Smith on Jan 31, 2011
Outed Man David Kato Murdered, Ugandan Mag Editor has “No Regrets” for Story Outing Gays
As iMediaEthics previously reported, a Ugandan court ruled that media cannot out homosexual people after Ugandan magazine The Rolling Stone (which...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 31, 2011
Chinese Columnist CHang PingChallenged Govt. Censors, Fired
Chinese columnist Chang Ping was fired by publishing group Southern Daily Group, the New York Times reported. Chang "challenged government...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 31, 2011
UC Berkeley Student Editor Not Responsible for Emotional Distress Court Rules
As iMediaEthics previously reported, Harvey Purtz filed a lawsuit against the editor-in-chief of the Daily Californian, UC Berkeley's student newspaper, for...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 30, 2011
Should Washington Post Correct Stories About Joe Wilson, Valerie Plame, Fair Game Movie?
iMediaEthics received a complaint from a reader about the Washington Post's coverage of the movie Fair Game about Valerie Plame and Joe...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 30, 2011
Did Social Media Doom Minnesota News Council’s Promotion of ‘Fair, Vigorous, & Trusted Journalism’ Since 1970?
One of the two state news councils in the U.S. is closing, the Associated Press reported. The council -- the Minnesota...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 29, 2011
Want to ‘partner’ with WikiLeaks? Fill out online application now
Want to "partner" with WikiLeaks? CNN reports that WikiLeaks posted an application form for possible new media partners on its...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 29, 2011
NYT Open Secrets: WikiLeaks Assange ‘Elusive, manipulative and volatile,’ ‘Had own agenda’
New York Times executive editor Bill Keller spoke out again on the newspaper's relationship with WikiLeaks. This time, Keller explained the...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 28, 2011
ESPN Reporter Erin Andrews Endorses Reebok Products?
Is it OK for ESPN reporter Erin Andrews to endorse Reebok? Andrews, who has been with ESPN since 2004, is the...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 28, 2011
CNN’s Piers Morgan Defends 2004 Fake Photos that Got Him Fired from Daily Mirror
The Media Blog commented on CNN anchor Piers Morgan's tweets Jan . 24 about the fake photos indicating "Abuse of...