by Molika Ashford on Mar 08, 2010
CJR Study : Magazines’ Web Content Copy editing is done ‘Less Rigorously’
This week, the Columbia Journalism Review published the results of their survey of editorial practices at magazine Web sites (Web...
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by Molika Ashford on Mar 07, 2010
Robert Niles : Journalism Should Embrace Online News Aggregation
“What’s the difference between aggregation and creating journalism?” Robert Niles asks in a March 2 post at the Online Journalism...
by Rhonda Roland Shearer on Mar 06, 2010
Los Angeles Times Sells Its Front Page For Disney Ad
In 2008, when a fake newspaper front page made a splash with commuters in New York City, the spoof turned out to be...
by Molika Ashford on Mar 05, 2010
Good Housekeeping Seal Needed for Journalism?
This week saw studies from the Pew Research Center and the Society for New Communications Research documenting how the landscapes of...
by Molika Ashford on Mar 03, 2010
Update: Miami Herald Reader Donation Program Scrapped
After a two-month run, the Miami Herald has reported that their program allowing readers to donate money for online content...
by Molika Ashford on Mar 02, 2010
Journalism Lessons: The ABCs of Not Plagiarizing
In the aftermath of last months plagiarism scandals at the New York Times and Daily Beast, there were lots of...
by Rhonda Roland Shearer on Mar 01, 2010
Canadian Journalists Told Stop Hugging Olympic Athletes
Murray Brewster in The Canadian Press reports that a "sobering" email went out last week "to television reporters and personalities with...
by Molika Ashford on Feb 28, 2010
More Bizarre Medical Images, This time at FOX News
As iMediaEthics wrote previously, photo galleries of bizarre medical images of conditions or injuries do not make ethical medical journalism. But...
by Molika Ashford on Feb 27, 2010
Veteran Investigative Reporters Hired by Church of Scientology
Last November, iMediaEthics drew attention to a job advertisement from the Church of Scientology seeking experienced journalists to further their mission...
by Molika Ashford on Feb 25, 2010
11 Dead ! Media reports of Papua New Guinea tribal gang gun battle–Untrue
A violent gun battle erupted in the Southern Highlands Province of Papua New Guinea (SHP PNG)...not really. Even though this...