by Sydney Smith on Apr 20, 2012
New Shield Law to Protect Sources in Tribal Court Cases
Journalists "in tribal court cases" -- even if they're not with a tribal news outlet -- now have a shield...
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by Sydney Smith on Apr 19, 2012
Conflicts of Interest an Ethical Issue in Haiti
Kathie Klarreich highlighted ethical issues of conflict of interest in Haiti's media in a post for the Society of Professional...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 19, 2012
WaPo’s Elizabeth Flock Resigns, Editor’s Note Later Published Suggests Plagiarism in Story
The Washington Post's Elizabeth Flock resigned April 13, Poynter's Andrew Beaujon reported. Beaujon noted that Flock said she left to...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 18, 2012
Moldovan TV News Loses License after Claims of Bias
Moldovan TV station NIT lost its broadcast license after being accused of bias, Reuters reported. Reuters described NIT as "pro-communist"...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 18, 2012
Topeka Capital-Journal’s Courtroom Pic Leads to Mistrial
Live-tweeting from court has become a popular way to keep readers in the loop with what's happening during court cases....
by Sydney Smith on Apr 18, 2012
SPJ Ethics Chair on Celebrity Coverage – Whitney Houston’s Death, Jeremy Lin
Society of Professional Journalists ethics chairman Kevin Z. Smith addressed the media's coverage of celebrities, especially in light of the...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 18, 2012
Swaziland Press Secretary Claims Detained Journalists Wanted to ‘Incriminate’ Swaziland
Swaziland's government Press Secretary Percy Simelane called for foreign journalists to abide by ethics and get accreditation before coming to...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 18, 2012
Gloucestershire Echo Unpublishes, Apologizes for Story Suggesting Website Comments were Interview
The Gloucestershire Echo unpublished an article and apologized to a man named Bob Sayers after the Echo published an article...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 17, 2012
Cable Provider Apologizes for Accidentally Airing Porn During Colorado Broadcast of Good Morning America
ABC-affiliate KRDO apologized for "accidentally" airing "hardcore pornography," the Jane Dough reported. According to the Jane Dough, a "human error"...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 17, 2012
WaPo explains Why it Ran Photo of Man on Fire
Before publishing a photograph of "a Tibetan exile who set himself afire in New Delhi to protest Chinese rule in...