In his first interview since 1991, Warwick Fairfax warns “We’re all capable of being corrupted.”
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Chicago TV station admits ethical blunders
CBS affiliate’s edited interview with 4-year-old boy was highly misleading, prejudicial.
British PM prepares for inquiry
David Cameron announces legal panel, will focus on media ethics, and press-police-politics relationship
Media phone-hacking: Could it happen here?
Media watchdog groups are pressing for US investigations into newspaper phone-hacking allegations.
Murdoch scandal widens, and tabloids set the agenda
Initial phone-hacking disclosures are spurring more allegations, shaking Murdoch’s media empire
Mixed reception for govt’s new ‘media strategy’
Online media community divided over new plan requiring websites to register w/Trade Ministry — and Jordan Press Assn.
Kenyan editors adopt ethics code to fend off regulation
Editors Guild says media have public interest role, calls on journalists to “embrace professionalism and integrity.”
Sex, lies, and media ethics
A 17-year old schoolgirl alleges sex with married football promoter, later denies. Now, media are finally refusing to follow the bizarre story.
Not as simple as it seems: Media grapple with congressional indiscretion
As congressman’s reputation disintegrates, media outlets consider motive, verification, politics
Serbian admission shines light on govt’ propaganda
In a rare disclosure, broadcast outfit RTS admits shilling for “Serbian war machine of the 1990s”