The world’s most famous cyclist, Lance Armstrong, lied and lied and lied, and even sued a news organization who called out his lies. (He may
Journalists running afoul of the real-or-imagined business interests of their bosses is nothing new. As a technology columnist for The Birmingham News and Newhouse Newspapers
If you’re into media ethics history — or just like to see power-chord journalism with a slice of ethical quandries — then take a look
British regulators are starting an inquiry into Sky News, which acknowledged that it hacked into email accounts in search of information about a canoeist who
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Poynter’s Al Tompkins offers a real-live ethics question: When Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter says “asshole” during a TV interview about another shooting in his town,
Yes, the Late Night with Jimmy Fallon house band should not have played Fishbone’s Lyin’ Ass Bitch when U.S. representative and GOP presidential candidate Michelle
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