by Sydney Smith on Sep 17, 2010
Ghostwriters for Drug Company Wyeth behind Dozens of Journal Articles?
A researcher claims that the drug manufacturer Wyeth hired a communications firm to write articles for medical journals that would...
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by Sydney Smith on Sep 16, 2010
The Ethics of Reporting on Suicides
Edward Wasserman, journalism ethics professor at Washington and Lee University, blogged recently about the ethics of reporting on suicides. Wasserman's...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 15, 2010
Bloggers Locate “Original Photo” that was allegedly faked by Conservative Group
Bloggers at Newshounds helped Huffington Post writer Glenn W. Smith uncover what they claim to be the original photo that...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 14, 2010
Tunisian Bloggers Spot Fake Photo from Le Temps, Assabah newspapers
Tunisian bloggers are calling out the French newspaper Le Temps, and the Arabic version of the newspaper, Assabah, for publishing...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 13, 2010
Was it a Slow News Summer? NY Mag Compiles Top 10 “Shameless News Stories” (Not mentioning that they reported them too)
Was it a slow news summer? When there isn't any big, exciting hot news, do media outlets hype ordinarily less...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 13, 2010
Leaked memo from NY Times reminds staff of anonymous source policy
The New York Times's standards editor, Phil Corbett, sent out an internal memo to the Times newsroom addressing the use...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 12, 2010
Washington Post writer Jonathan Capehart duped by satire Twitter account
Another Washington Post writer has made headlines for his tweeting fake information. Weeks ago, sports writer Mike Wise was suspended...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 11, 2010
Terry Jones’s Quran Burning — Media Responsibility, Tips, and Policies
As of now, Gainesville, Florida pastor Terry Jones has well-publicized his intentions to burn copies of the Quran on Sept. 11....
by Sydney Smith on Sep 10, 2010
Journalism Ethicist Calls for WikiLeaks Code of Ethics
Stephen J.A. Ward called for WikiLeaks and other "whistleblower" sites to establish some form of ethics code. He explained his...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 09, 2010
Vanity Fair Writer Admits Error in Sarah Palin Profile
A Vanity Fair writer has admitted to making an error in a profile of Sarah Palin, but the mistake hasn't...