PressEthic

If a federal shield law could protect journalist in situations like this, then they better get on it.

Can groundlevel citizen journalists give insight on the (so far) bloodless coup?

The advent of new media has made certain that advertising is no longer found only in the traditional places one might expect. We read book and movie reviews, check out the new season lineups and watch to the very end of our favorite programs to see the scenes for next week – but what else is influencing our choices?

Senator George Allen (R-VA) is facing more criticism in his campaign for re-election to the U.S. Senate. On Tuesday, the candidate issued a statement embracing his Jewish heritage.

Not to be contented by pretext calling, Hewlett-Packard looks into a newsroom infiltration program to support its media leak problem.

Ethics is under further siege at Hewlett-Packard, and to handle leaks from their company to the newsrooms, they used a play from the days of the Cold War. According to today’s New York Times, "Hewlett-Packard conducted feasibility studies on planting spies in news bureaus of two major publications...."

An article in the New York Times covered the controvery going on in New Jersey over an insert in New Jersey Monthly Magazine called "New Jersey Super Lawyers." In it is a list of "Super Lawyers," expensive advertising from firms where many "Super Lawyers" work, and biographical sketches of certain "Super Lawyers" who are willing to shell out the dough for an ad spread. Is this false advertising or just a way to help the public get information on the best legal services available?

Has the Times undergone a series of changes in an attempt to increase readership and appeal to a broader demographic or is it simply a stylistic decision that will more explicitly differentiate between "objective" and "subjective" news?

There's a telling detail in a 2003 piece in the Columbia Journalism Review about the state of objectivity in the modern press.

In the past week, I, like many of you, have been following the developing situation at the Miami Herald. I have noticed that the Office of Cuba Broadcasting is often described with the ugly little word "propaganda". This got me thinking about the other projects of the International Broadcasting Bureau (or I.B.B., the parent government agency of all U.S. foreign-broadcast media organizations) and their relative merits, or lack thereof. My question is, put simply: Can propaganda be used for good?

Of the many I.B.B.-sponsored media organizations around the world, one of the most relevant would seem to be Radio Farda - the Farsi-language news network currently beaming it signals into Iran from the Czech Republic. Radio Farda is a division of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty and could easily be described as U.S. propaganda.

The New York Times bestseller's title, "French Women Don't Get Fat," is challenged by a new study.

When an organization, agency or educational institution releases an “official” study or report, it often draws media coverage. Each media outlet receives the same information, but its coverage is not uniform. Take, for example, a report released on September 18 titled “Educating School Teachers.”

In a YouTube featured video, Senator Ted Kennedy of Massachusetts voices his support for Net Neutrality. He talks about the importance of the internet, and gives his reasons as to why it should be free.

With his conscience in the clear and millions in the bank, the NFL becomes the criminal through a wonderful case of transference. Though it is absurd to suggest that the NFL forced Romanowski to take steroids, the league is guilty of another crime: turning a blind eye. What has league done in the year since the admission? Nothing, which is a de facto endorsement of this illegal behavior, as Bill still wears his Super Bowl rings.

As some Muslims protest remarks made by the Pope photographs are helping to tell the story. Which do it best?