by Sydney Smith on Oct 28, 2013
After NRA Tweet, Prof David Guth Won’t Be Back to Univ. of Kansas Classroom in 2013
The University of Kansas announced last week that associate professor David Guth won't "return to classroom duties this year" but...
Shootings
by David W. Moore on Jan 14, 2013
New iMediaEthics Poll: Stricter Gun Laws Wanted Post Sandy Hook?
In the aftermath of the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., several polls (Pew, CNN, Huffington Post,...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 19, 2012
Mediaite Headline had Wrong Name for Accused Oregon Mall Shooter
The headline for a Mediaite story about a shooting-suicide in a Portland, Oregon shopping mall last week contained a glaring error --...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 17, 2012
France’s TF1 Airs Leaked Tapes of Toulouse Shooter, Broadcast Group Says it’s ‘Shocked’
France's TF1 defended airing "a leaked recording of conversations between police and Mohamed Merah" despite criticism from the lawyers of...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 28, 2012
Al Jazeera Says Ethics Code Prevents its Airing of Video of French Shootings
Broadcaster Al Jazeera announced March 27 it won't "broadcast video footage of three deadly shootings in southern France filmed by...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 07, 2011
Alicia Shepard’s Last NPR Ombud Column: NPR Needs More Diversity, Better Corrections System
Alicia Shepard, who has served as National Public Radio's ombudsman since 2007, said "adios" to NPR in her final column...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 16, 2011
Portrait Photographer Drops Lawsuit Over Copyrighted Photo of Shooting Victim
A portrait photographer, Jon Wolf, dropped his lawsuit on Feb. 14 against "nearly three dozen media outlets" for using a...