Ontario superior court rules “defamation” depends on medium and context; appeal is likely.
Federal court rules 1st Amendment protects citizen journalists
Appellate ruling: “. . . news-gathering protections of the First Amendment cannot turn on professional credentials or status.”
Thai website moderator could face prison for failing to remove anonymous critical comments quickly.
Critics of Thailand’s stringent lese-mageste law say rulers routinely use it as a “weapon to silence critics.”
Rethinking Journalism Ethics, Objectivity in the Age of Social Media
As the media environment continues its rapid evolution, journalism schools search for new approaches to journalism education. There is pressure in some academic programs to relax or abandon long-standing principles of the craft, like neutrality and objective reporting. Not so fast, argues Stephen Ward.
Media in India wrestle with two ethical quandaries
Should a satellite company be able to demand TV stations use certain sports commentators? And is there an argument for regulation of social media when threats of mass violence arise?
New ethics code restricts Mississippi teachers’ use of social media
Citing a need for ‘boundaries’, state school board association erects social media wall between students and teachers
Former Aussie media mogul reflects on the Murdoch scandal
In his first interview since 1991, Warwick Fairfax warns “We’re all capable of being corrupted.”
Chicago TV station admits ethical blunders
CBS affiliate’s edited interview with 4-year-old boy was highly misleading, prejudicial.
Phone-hacking: The upside and downside for journalism
The feverish pace of developments in Murdoch-gate stirs emotional calls for a change in how journalists do their work, and in how society restrains unethical journalists. In the days ahead politicians and others will surely …
Why Murdoch is “responsible” for phone-hacking scandal
Rupert Murdoch’s weak appearance before a British parliamentary committee yesterday was littered with vague talk of “responsibility” and flat denials of responsibility. Murdoch made the unpersuasive and very large claim that he is in no …