by Sydney Smith on May 06, 2012
PR Company Apologizes for Soliciting Gifts, $ for CNN Freelancer’s Baby Shower, CNN says
Gawker published what appeared to be an invitation to exchange gifts for a CNN Espanol reporter's baby shower for coverage...
Conflict of Interest
by Sydney Smith on May 05, 2012
UK Police Want BBC Footage on Mark Duggan Death, but BBC Says it Won’t Give ‘Untransmitted Footage’ without Court Order
The BBC "withheld crucial Mark Duggan shooting footage," the UK Press Gazette reported. According to a Guardian report at the...
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 09, 2012
NBC News on 911 Tape Editing, Rev. Al Sharpton’s Role
We wrote a few days ago about the firing of an NBC News producer involved in the editing of a 911...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 26, 2012
Gannett-Owned Newspaper: Some Staff Signed Petition for Scott Walker Recall
Twenty-five Gannett Wisconsin Media employees signed a political petition asking for Wisconsin's governor Scott Walker to be recalled from office,...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 19, 2012
Oregonian Explains Newsroom Source Gave ‘Misinformation’ in 1st Story on Editor’s Death
In The Oregonian's correction of its original obituary for one of its editors, Bob Caldwell, the newspaper revealed that Caldwell...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 14, 2012
CJR Criticizes Bloomberg News’ Policy on Reporting on Itself, Parent Company
Columbia Journalism Review's Ryan Chittum questioned Bloomberg News's lack of reporting on its owner, New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg....
by Sydney Smith on Mar 04, 2012
BBC Trust Rules on Jeremy Clarkson Conflict of Interest
The BBC Trust decided that BBC host Jeremy Clarkson should not have voiced satellite navigation programs because of the BBC's...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 03, 2012
NPR Affiliate News Director Jim Asendio Resigns over Questions of Conflict of Interest Policy
NPR-affiliate WAMU-FM news director Jim Asendio resigned Feb. 21 after an ethics dispute concerning potential conflicts of interest, The Root...