by Sydney Smith on May 13, 2012
South Africa’s Daily Sun Publishes Images from Gang Rape Video
The South African Daily Sun ran a front-page photo last month of a minor-aged girl "being gang-raped," Politics Web reported....
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by Sydney Smith on May 12, 2012
China Government Newspaper Calls for Int’l Media to Follow Ethics
China's Communist Party's newspaper Global Times called for the international media to "take an objective and balanced view toward the...
by Sydney Smith on May 10, 2012
Ottawa Suicide Prevention Coalition Contacting Media Outlets to Advise How to Report on Suicide
J-Source, the Canadian Journalism Project, questioned recently "Has there been a shift in the way suicide is reported?" According to...
by Sydney Smith on May 09, 2012
Bias, Sensationalism, Anonymous Sources All Problems in Cambodia’s Media
Cambodia's Phnom Penh Post published an article calling for the country to create "an independent self-regulation mechanism and a journalists'...
by Sydney Smith on May 09, 2012
Ghana Journalists Association Wants Broadcasting Law to Regulate, Enforce Ethics & Standards
Ghana's Journalists Association called for a broadcasting law to help avoid the broadcast of "abusive, threatening, hate speech or otherwise...
by Sydney Smith on May 08, 2012
EVENT: Panel Discussions on Ethics, Techniques in Reporting on Conflict
The University of Oregon's School of Journalism and Communication is hosting a "conversation in ethics" May 10, according to a...
by Sydney Smith on May 05, 2012
100+ Complaints over UK Sun’s Headline Mocking Speech Impediment
The UK Sun's May 2 headline "Bwing on the Euwos" prompted "more than 100 complaints," Journalism.co.uk reported. The headline, which...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 30, 2012
Turkish Workshop Addresses Media Reporting on Children, Study Found Media Breaks Law against ID’ing Minors
Turkish journalists and academics discussed the media's effect on children at an April 5 workshop “Medya ve Çocuk” (Media and...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 29, 2012
New Guidelines at Malta’s Public Broadcaster Say No Political Support On or Off Air
Malta's Public Broadcasting Services is releasing its "Guidelines on the Obligation of Due Impartiality," the Times of Malta reported. The...