by Sydney Smith on Sep 18, 2010
Washington Post Publishes Front Page Ads?
YahooNews' Michael Calderone reported that the Washington Post's Sunday, Sept 12 edition featured an advertising wrap, "which covered half the front...
Standards
by Sydney Smith on Sep 16, 2010
The Ethics of Reporting on Suicides
Edward Wasserman, journalism ethics professor at Washington and Lee University, blogged recently about the ethics of reporting on suicides. Wasserman's...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 10, 2010
Journalism Ethicist Calls for WikiLeaks Code of Ethics
Stephen J.A. Ward called for WikiLeaks and other "whistleblower" sites to establish some form of ethics code. He explained his...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 03, 2010
Ohio Newspapers Publicly Question Each Other’s Ethics
It's unusual for news organizations to openly criticize each other. The Dayton Daily News reported a series of articles calling out another...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 31, 2010
HuffPost Removes Offer of $100K for a Takedown of Glenn Beck
The Huffington Post removed one of its blogs from its site yesterday and replaced it with an editor's note that...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 27, 2010
U.S. Libel Tourism Protection Act Signed into Law, British Activists See Call for Reform
In mid-August, President Barack Obama signed into law the SPEECH Act. The new law, quickly passed by the House of...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 26, 2010
Why is WaPo’s “spraying semen” story Metro section front page news?
Terry Michael, the director of the Washington Center for Politics & Journalism, sarcastically wondered Aug 19 on his personal blog...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 15, 2010
Tips for ‘dealing with grief-stricken families’ from Journalism Prof
How can reporters write about deaths without speaking to the family of the deceased? Are there ways that reporters can...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 12, 2010
UnPublishing? WaPo Public Editor addresses requests to remove content
The Washington Post's public editor Andrew Alexander is the latest to weigh in on the unpublishing debate. "Unpublishing" is the word...