by Sydney Smith on Nov 08, 2012
Kenyan Journalists Trained on Ethics, Reporting on Elections
Kenyan journalists were trained on "media ethics, election reporting and audience-led reporting" last month, according to a UNESCO report. UNESCO,...
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by Sydney Smith on Nov 07, 2012
Greek Editor Arrested, Acquitted for Publishing List of Bank Accounts
Greek magazine editor Kostas Vaxevanis was arrested and later acquitted over accusations that his magazine Hot Doc broke "Greece's data...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 07, 2012
ABC News Calls for $1 Billion ‘Pink Slime’ Libel Lawsuit to be Dismissed
ABC News is defending its "pink slime" comments as "imaginative expression" and "rhetorical hyperbole," Courthouse News Service reported. As iMediaEthics...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 06, 2012
More Sandy Errors: NYPost Unpublishes Anonymously-Sourced Sandy Story, NYT Corrects Live Blog on New Jersey Rules for Getting Gas
The story was sourced to unnamed "City Hall sources" and the story's link now leads to a "Page Not Found!" notice. ...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 06, 2012
Nigeria’s PM News Retracts Article Accused of Libeling Governor’s Wife
Nigerian governor Abiola Ajimobi is suing PM News' publisher for N1 billion (about $6.4 million) over its Oct. 30 article...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 05, 2012
UK Newspaper Apologizes after Running Pic of Wrong Person with Drug Dealer Coverage
The Essex Chronicle apologized after publishing a photo of the wrong person to accompany the story, "Drug dealer given three...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 05, 2012
New Conduct Code for Somaliland Journalists
There's a new conduct code for Somaliland journalists, the Somaliland Sun reported. The code advises against sensationalism, invasion of privacy,...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 04, 2012
AL.com Apologizes for ‘Inappropriate’ Blackface Photo from Halloween Costume Contest
Alabama Live (AL.com) apologized and unpublished an "inappropriate" Halloween photo showing someone dressed up in "blackface." Jim Romenesko posted the...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 03, 2012
PCC: Local Newspaper’s Report on Suicide included ‘Excessive’ Info
The UK Press Complaints Commission called out the Wiltshire Gazette and Herald for its reporting on a suicide according to...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 03, 2012
Fake Photos of Hurricane Sandy & Tips for IDing Photoshopped Pics Keep Circulating
With Hurricane Sandy came fake photos, old photos, inaccurate reporting, and corrections, as iMediaEthics has written. First there was a...