by Sydney Smith on Nov 03, 2010
Google Gives $5 Million to Nonprofit Journalism
Google announced Oct. 26 that it is donated $5 million "to encourage innovation in digital journalism." Google already granted $2...
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by Sydney Smith on Nov 02, 2010
European Journalism Centre’s Ethics Code to Include Bloggers, All of Europe
iMediaEthics wrote in June when Howard Hudson, editor for the European Journalism Centre, called for a journalism ethics code for European...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 01, 2010
Daily Star Likens Bomb Victims to Zombies in Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” Video
Many news organizations reported the sensational quote from a police detective that compared the appearance of survivors of UK bombings...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 01, 2010
The Smoking Gun: ESPN Journalist Elizabeth Moreau Hoaxed by Prank Site, Smashed Hotel Window During Fake Emergency
An ESPN reporter was punked into smashing her hotel window with a toilet tank cover during a fake emergency by...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 31, 2010
Inside Maldives Media: Dust-Up Over Video Mocking Tourists, ‘Filthy Language’
The president of the Maldives National Journalists Association (MNJA) criticized Minivan News, an English-language Maldives news website, for its reporting on...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 31, 2010
S. Africa’s Sunday Times Criticized for Anonymously Sourced Mugabe Affair Murder Story
Blogger Akanyang criticized The Sunday Times and its reporter Jon Swain in his media and politics blog, Akanyang Afrika. He...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 30, 2010
BBC Faulted for 2 Errors, But Not for Bias
The Guardian reported that the BBC has owned up to two inaccuracies in a TV segment on filesharing. However, the BBC didn't find...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 30, 2010
Gawker Called Sexist, Sensational after Christine O’Donnell Sex Story
Gawker has been accused of sexism, sensationalism, and low standards after publishing an anonymous, first-person story of a sex encounter...
by Claudia Haas , Sydney Smith on Oct 29, 2010
iMediaEthics Study: 68% Ten Top US Newspapers’ Blogs Are Edited
Clark Hoyt, the New York Times public editor, published a column on May 29 that addressed readers' reactions to, and concerns about, a...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 29, 2010
Mommy Blogger Sued for Not Publishing Advertorial
A New York dental practice dropped its lawsuit against "mommy blogger" Lyss Stern "just hours" after the New York Daily...