by Sydney Smith on Aug 21, 2012
Politico Reporter’s Tweets ‘Crossed a Line A Reporter Shouldn’t Cross’
Politico's David Catanese will no longer report on Todd Akin after his tweets "crossed a line a reporter shouldn't cross,"...
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by London Shearer Allen on Aug 20, 2012
The Huffington Post Steals a Penis Story
The Huffington Post recently published an article on a man’s stolen penis that lacked proper sourcing. The Huffington Post seemingly...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 20, 2012
Malaysia Journalism Group Slams Photojournalists for Raid Photos
Malaysia's Center for Independent Journalism slammed Malaysian journalists who "overstepped their ethical and professional boundaries," and possibly "abused their position"...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 20, 2012
UGA Newspaper Board Apologizes, Memo Said Reporting on ‘People or Organizations Doing Bad Things’ is ‘Bad’
The University of Georgia student newspaper's board apologized after a memo instructing on what type of content the newspaper should...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 19, 2012
Journalists Criticize new Myanmar Press Council to handle Journalism Ethics
The same month the Myanmar government censored two media outlets only to end the suspension when journalists protested, the country's...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 19, 2012
Economist Correction: ‘We Must Have been Drunk’
The Economist corrected an article reporting Bloomberg Businessweek staff can't drink while working after being called out by the magazine's...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 19, 2012
Dart Center Advises on Reporting on Children
The Dart Center for Journalism & Trauma released this year a "tipsheet" on reporting on children. As the Dart Center...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 19, 2012
International Journalists’ Network Advises on Blogging Ethics
The International Journalists' Network highlighted "ethics basics for bloggers" in a recent post for Mashable. For example, the group focused...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 18, 2012
Daily Mail Unpublishes Nazi Concentration Camp Reference, Writer Apologizes
The Daily Mail unpublished without disclosure "an offensive paragraph" from a July 4 article on "youth unemployment," the Guardian's Roy...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 17, 2012
Chinese Newspaper Apologizes for Photoshopping Taiwan’s Flag out of Picture
China's Xiamen Daily Photoshopped an August 16 front-page photo to replace the Taiwanese flag with a Chinese flag, visual journalist...