by Rhonda Roland Shearer on Jul 25, 2009
‘Non-News’ is bad news for NPR’s audience: bin Laden son story
NPR's headline sounded newsworthy enough: "Bin Laden Son Reported Killed In Pakistan." Mary Louise Kelly writes in her lede: "U.S....
Standards
by Rhonda Roland Shearer on Jul 20, 2009
TechCrunch says: We can publish stolen Twitter documents
eLearnspace reports, "TechCrunch received over 300 documents from an individual who had hacked into Twitter’s network...The information ranges from silly...
by Rhonda Roland Shearer on Jul 08, 2009
NY Times Statement about Fake Photos
9:44pm EST New York : Here is the statement from the New York Times--just in from Diana McNulty, Times Public...
by Rhonda Roland Shearer on Jul 05, 2009
Wash Post SALON-GATE Update: Marketing fall-guy is really journalist
Who said you can't have it both ways? In damage control mode, Washington Post publishes an article and a letter...
by Rhonda Roland Shearer on Jul 04, 2009
AP Fake News Holiday Treat: Elephants vs. Humans Eating Contest
It was a shameless publicity stunt and cross-marketing bonanza. The problem was Associated Press went along for ride (or should...
by Rhonda Roland Shearer on Jul 03, 2009
Washington Post Tumble: From Watergate to Salon-Gate
The Washington Post invites you to a "salon." It sounds so lofty (if you are politician or other luminary) or...
by Rhonda Roland Shearer on Jun 20, 2009
Journalist and University Ethics Lecturer Writes Profile on Top Cop…while having affair with him?
What will the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee Journalism and Mass Communication department do in light of the scandal involving the...
by Rhonda Roland Shearer on Jun 12, 2009
NPPA Ethics Code leads the way in the Photoshop jungle
A Google search indicates that The Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) Ethics Code may be more familiar to media watchers...
by Rhonda Roland Shearer on Jun 04, 2009
NPPA has specific ethics code for digital photography
The National Press Photographers Assn. (NPAA) has a specific ethics code for digital photography, titled "Digital Manipulation Code of Ethics."...