PressEthic

In an age when reporters are getting fired over the smallest lapses in ethics, I find it strange that some big lapses are still being excused...

Sometimes a seemingly innocuous phrase, set strategically in the opening paragraph, can influence the way an article is read..

"Serious" newspapers should leave celebrity reporting to the tabloids..

Media coverage of the South Asian earthquake has been inadequate at best.

Some TV stations in France decided to stop airing footage of burning vehicles in the interest of the public -- is that really responsible or is it unneccessary censorship?

Now that the fires are dying out, the French government's PR tactics are aimed at minimizing criticism.

Will an online rolodex of female pundits help correct the current imbalance in the media?

Is France overrun by pyromaniacs? An uncited statistic in the Times implies it is..

The Times of India does a great disservice to its readers by provoking already volatile feelings towards Pakistan.

Does the "white-owned press" fail to provide certain communities of the population with adequate coverage?

Reporting in Iraq is so difficult that Robert Fisk now resorts to, what he calls, "mouse journalism"

Is there an ethical problem with publishing information that was sent unintentionally?

Who knew blogging could cost you your job??

Should news be -- even in part -- held back from the public?

The UN's Department of Public Information compiles an annual list of stories that don't get enough press.