by Sydney Smith on Apr 10, 2011
Associated Press Reporter Claims Tweet about Ref True
Associated Press reporter Jon Krawczynski, who is being sued by referee Bill Spooner over a tweet, is defending himself in...
Internet Ethics
by Sydney Smith on Apr 08, 2011
Toronto Star Issues New Social Media Policy to Employees: No personal opinions allowed on stories covered
The Toronto Star's recently adopted social media policy calls for Star journalists to not offer personal opinion about their stories on...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 04, 2011
Twitter Not Good for Sports Journalism?
Missouri's Columbia Tribune reported on problems with using Twitter to report on breaking sports news and other sports journalism in a...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 01, 2011
Author Jacqueline Howett Fights Negative Book Review in Blog’s Comments
iMediaEthics wrote previously about author Karin Calvo-Goller, who filed a defamation lawsuit over a negative review of her book. A French...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 28, 2011
Vibe Editor Jermaine Hall Sues for Defamation, Wants Anonymous Commenter’s Identity Revealed
Vibe magazine's editor-in-chief, Jermaine Hall, has filed a court order to out the identity of an anonymous commenter. Hall also...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 24, 2011
ACLU, EFF Appealing Govt Twitter Ruling Against WikiLeaks Supporters
The American Civil Liberties Union and the Electronic Frontier Foundation are appealing the U.S. government ruling that three supporters of...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 08, 2011
UK Reporter Faked Stories for Daily Star, Resigns after calling Star Anti-Muslim
Reporter Richard Peppiatt resigned from the UK Daily Star last week "in protest" of what he called the newspaper's "anti-Muslim"...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 05, 2011
UK Supreme Court OK’s Live Tweeting
The UK Supreme Court will permit live tweeting during court sessions, The Guardian reported. "Supreme court justices are 'content' for...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 09, 2011
US Government Subpoenas WikiLeaks’ Twitter Account Info
The U.S. government has subpoenaed Twitter for information about WikiLeaks' and several individuals' accounts, including those people in contact with...