by Ian Hislop , Sydney Smith on Oct 19, 2011
UK Editor Defends Undercover Reporting
Ian Hislop, editor of UK Private Eye backed undercover reporting and investigating the "sex lives of well-known figures," the Guardian...
Undercover Reporting
by Sydney Smith on Sep 23, 2011
NYT Article Criticized for Lack of Balance, Says NYT Public Editor
New York Times public editor Arthur Brisbane's Sept. 13 column addressed Times reporter Tim Arango's undercover reporting and lack of...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 09, 2011
No More Undercover Reporting at the UK Times?
The Sunday Times will no longer permit undercover reporting, the Guardian reported. The Times, which is owned by News Corp.'s...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 13, 2011
Maldives Media Orgs Criticize Magazine for Undercover Brothel Report
The Maldives Media Council (MCC) and Maldives Journalists Association have both criticized the Sun magazine and its website for its undercover...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 07, 2011
Weiner Photo Recipient says tricked by NYPost? Student claims interview obtained by undercover reporter
Gennette Cordova is the college student who received a "lewd photo" from Rep. Anthony Weiner's Twitter account. While she has avoided interviews and...
by Sydney Smith on May 12, 2011
PCC censures the Telegraph over undercover recording of Vince Cable, Parliament members
The PCC censured the Daily Telegraph for its undercover recording that led to Parliament member Vince Cable's removal as head of...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 29, 2011
Was WSJ Editor Dennis Berman inaccurate & unethical in undercover reporting?
A Wall Street Journal reporter and bureau chief has been accused of being unethical and inaccurate in a column about...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 05, 2011
Journalist Richard Peppiatt Admits Posing as College Student
In a panel on ethics at Goldsmiths, Richard Peppiatt, the reporter who revealed fabricating stories in his resignation letter from the...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 29, 2011
Undercover Stings Not Journalism, Says Public Editor Ted Diadiun
Reader representative Ted Diadiun opined on the subject of undercover stings and media ethics in a recent column for the...