by Sydney Smith on May 10, 2012
News Outlets Retract Fake Story that Dentist Pulled All Her Ex’s Teeth
MSNBC broke down a sensational hoax story that made it through the international media after apparently originating in the UK...
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by Sydney Smith on May 09, 2012
Egyptian Media Workshop on Journalism Independence & Access
During an April workshop called "Media Coverage Monitoring and Enhancement during the Democratic Transitional Phase" in Egypt, journalists discussed "the negative...
by Sydney Smith on May 09, 2012
Bias, Sensationalism, Anonymous Sources All Problems in Cambodia’s Media
Cambodia's Phnom Penh Post published an article calling for the country to create "an independent self-regulation mechanism and a journalists'...
by Sydney Smith on May 09, 2012
Bahrain’s King Calls for Fact Checking
Bahrain's King Hamad advocated for pre-publication fact-checking and journalism ethics, the Gulf Daily News reported. Hamad also "urged reporters to...
by Sydney Smith on May 09, 2012
Ghana Journalists Association Wants Broadcasting Law to Regulate, Enforce Ethics & Standards
Ghana's Journalists Association called for a broadcasting law to help avoid the broadcast of "abusive, threatening, hate speech or otherwise...
by Sydney Smith on May 09, 2012
Abraham Lincoln Facebook Patent Hoax: Forbes Unpublishes?
A fake story that circulated online May 8 claimed that Abraham Lincoln "patented the basic idea" for Facebook with a...
by Sydney Smith on May 08, 2012
Stars & Stripes Ombuds on Conflicts of Interest
Stars and Stripes ombudsman Ernie Gates highlighted the "special challenge" of independence the newspaper faces "because of Stripes' unique hybrid...
by Sydney Smith on May 08, 2012
MSNBC Airs ‘Prostitute’ Banner with Sarkozy Clip
MSNBC showed a banner reading "Prostitute Speaks" over a clip of French president Nicolas Sarkozy, Mediaite reported. Media Bistro's TV...
by Sydney Smith on May 08, 2012
WANTED: Journalism, Design Interns for iMediaEthics
We are looking for journalism and design interns for this summer and fall. iMediaEthics is a not-for-profit, non-partisan media ethics...
by Sydney Smith on May 08, 2012
EVENT: Panel Discussions on Ethics, Techniques in Reporting on Conflict
The University of Oregon's School of Journalism and Communication is hosting a "conversation in ethics" May 10, according to a...