by Sydney Smith on May 11, 2011
No UK Prior Notification Rule for Newspapers, European Court Rules
The European Court of Human Rights ruled against Max Mosley, the former director of the governing body of Formula One, who had...
Standards
by Sydney Smith on May 08, 2011
Why Proposed Media Laws May Shut Down South African Press Council
As iMediaEthics recently reported, laws proposed in South Africa may lead to the closure of the South African Press Council and...
by Sydney Smith on May 06, 2011
Last U.S. News Council Standing: Q & A with John Hamer, Washington News Council
The Minnesota News Council's January 2011 closing leaves just just one U.S. news council still active -- the Washington News...
by Sydney Smith on May 06, 2011
Does New Icelandic Media Law Protect Kids From Obscene Content?
Iceland's parliament has adopted a new media law for the first time since 2004. The law includes provisions to prevent...
by Sydney Smith on May 06, 2011
Indian Journalists Group Wants Ethics Code
An Indian journalists group is calling for a code of ethics to be established, Kangla Online reported. The group --...
by Sydney Smith on May 04, 2011
New York Times Changes Style on Bin Laden
The New York Times made "two style decisions" for reporting on Osama bin Laden following his death, Poynter's Jim Romenesko...
by Sydney Smith on May 04, 2011
SF Weekly fires contributor for organizing political protest.
MediaBistro reported that SFWeekly contributor John Rinaldo was fired from the newspaper after he "organized a political protest against the...
by Sydney Smith on May 01, 2011
UK Courier & Advertiser Newspaper Made Two Child Sex Victims Identifiable
The Press Complaints Commission ruled that the Courier & Advertiser newspaper violated the PCC's code of practice in its story about a...
by Sydney Smith on May 01, 2011
Fat does not fly: WaPo ombudsman on Allan Sloan’s use of word ‘mega-fatties’ instead of obese
Patrick Pexton, the Washington Post's ombudsman, blogged about criticism of columnist Allan Sloan's (also Fortune's senior editor at large) use of...