by Sydney Smith on Aug 29, 2010
OSHA Fines SeaWorld for Violations, Media Never Gets Brancheau’s Death’s Video Footage
Dawn Brancheau died in February after killer whale Tilikum (also known as Tili) pulled her under water by her ponytail. ...
Conflict of Interest
by Sydney Smith on Aug 23, 2010
UK’s Express newspaper promotes company in news story & advertorial, only pages apart
The UK Sunday Express seems to have crossed the line separating advertising and editorial with its August 15 coverage of solar...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 22, 2010
Reporter Renee Gork fired after wearing Gator hat at Razorback news conference
Is it OK to wear sports fan gear if you're a sports reporter? Arkansas radio reporter Renee Gork wore a Univ....
by Sydney Smith on Aug 01, 2010
ESPN’s Public Editor not a fan of ESPN LeBron Decision Program
ESPN's ombudsman Don Ohlmeyer slammed his own network for its July 8 LeBron James "Decision" program. In the LeBron Decision program,...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 25, 2010
NYTPicker calls out New York Times Reporter Brian Stelter for iPhone endorsement
The NYT Picker wrote July 16 that New York Times reporter Brian Stelter breached the newspaper's ethics policy on July...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 09, 2010
Kan. Pill Mill Doc Convicted: Wichita Eagle reporter still not disclosing conflict of interest
* * * * * * Special Report, Part 2: Since 2005, Ron Sylvester has led...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 06, 2010
Washington Post Blogger Lack of Disclosure Called Out, Fixed Quickly
The Raw Story revealed July 2 that The Washington Post hadn't disclosed that blogger Patricia McGinnis has ties to the White House, even...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 20, 2010
Chicago Trib Calls Out HuffPo Blogger for Not Disclosing Relationship To Rev. Jesse Jackson
Journalists should be careful to always disclose unavoidable conflicts of interest when reporting. But does this principle apply to the blogosphere...
by Sydney Smith on May 25, 2010
Wichita Eagle Court Reporter Ron Sylvester Doesn’t Disclose His Wife’s Firm Represents "Pill Mill" Defendants
[TO READ THE LATEST REPORT IN THIS SERIES, ALSO GO TO: Part 2 and Part 3] EXCLUSIVE, Special Report, Part...