by Sydney Smith on Jan 21, 2011
Do Promises Die when Sources Promised Die? Can Journalists Burn the Dead?
Columbia Journalism Review wondered "how common is it to burn dead sources?"' So far, both the Wall Street Journal and...
Anonymous Sources
by Sydney Smith on Jan 09, 2011
Former CIA Officer Jeffrey Sterling Indicted, New York Times Reporter Says He Didn’t Out His Anonymous Source
As Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press reported, former CIA officer Jeffrey Sterling "was indicted last month for allegedly...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 06, 2011
Court Orders Canadian Newspaper Vancouver Province to Out Anonymous Source Identity
A Canadian court has ruled that the Vancouver Province must reveal the identity of an anonymous source, The Canadian Press...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 20, 2010
WaPo Bloggers Not Following Anonymous Sources Guidelines
The Washington Post's public editor, Andrew Alexander, criticized Post bloggers for disregarding the Post's standards on anonymous sources. "Staff-written news...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 20, 2010
iMediaEthics’ 2010 Ten Most Read Stories
1. iMediaEthics' exclusive Feb. 18 story by Molika Ashford exposed an undisclosed conflict of interest in Jared Diamond's book review published...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 05, 2010
Media Ethics Case Study: Nick Martin-Clark Broke Source Confidentiality Agreement
iMediaEthics received an e-mail from a student working toward her master's degree in international journalism at City University London. The student, Anna...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 27, 2010
S. African Blogger Explains Apology to Sunday Times Public Editor
Last month, iMediaEthics wrote about a blogger's complaints over the South African Sunday Times' story on Zimbabwe president Robert Mugabe's wife. ...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 26, 2010
ESPN Reporter Jeremy Schaap Defends Anonymous Sources for Cam Newton Story
ESPN reporter Jeremy Schaap "defends the use of anonymous sources" amid criticism for the network's and New York Times' Cam...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 26, 2010
UK Daily Mirror Broke Source Confidentiality Agreement
The UK Daily Mirror violated an anonymous source agreement, the UK Press Complaints Commission ruled. The Mirror's Aug. 11 feature...