by Corinne Segal on Jul 21, 2011
HuffPost ‘Indefinite’ Suspension of Amy Lee for Over-Aggregating Lasts 2 weeks
The Huffington Post “indefinitely” suspended reporter Amy Lee July 11 after she was accused of over-aggregating an Ad Age article. ...
Proper Attribution
by Sydney Smith on Jul 12, 2011
Update: Inquirer Asks Site to Remove Plagiarism Charges
iMediaEthics wrote earlier this month about computer software news site the Inquirer, which defended itself against accusations of plagiarism by site...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 30, 2011
Why Johann Hari Lifting Quotes from Books, Other News Outlets is Problem
The Independent's Johann Hari has admitted to using quotes from books and other news outlets without attribution. But it's not as...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 27, 2011
Why did Rolling Stone Cut Attribution to City Pages in Matt Taibbi Michele Bachmann Article?
Rolling Stone's Matt Taibbi has been criticized for not attributing quotes to a 2006 City Pages article in his June 22...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 23, 2011
The Wrap Won’t Link to Hollywood Reporter, Claims Not Given Proper Attribution
TheWrap's Sharon Waxman criticized the Hollywood Reporter and accused the entertainment site of not crediting her site for "four recent...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 23, 2011
Public Editor: Washington Post Writer Should have Attributed Rory McIlroy Metaphor to Golf Digest Writer
Washington Post public editor Patrick Pexton addressed attribution in a recent blog post. Pexton noted that writers for the Washington...
by Sydney Smith on May 25, 2011
Twitter Debate on Online Linking
Gigaom.com senior writer Mathew Ingram posted highlights from a Twitter debate about linking in news stories. The "discussion" included staff...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 27, 2011
Who has better Link Ethics, Bloggers or Journalists? Reuters weighs in…
Are blogs more ethical than traditional media? In terms of attribution, Reuters' Anthony DeRosa, in his blogpost about "traditional media's...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 26, 2011
Did Daily Mail Rip Off SFWeekly’s Cover Story? No Link?!
SF Weekly called out the UK Daily Mail for "churnalism" this week. According to SF Weekly, the Daily Mail "shamelessly...