Creepy graph search

On facebook: http://mashable.com/2013/01/23/facebook-graph-search-creepiness/

Annoying facebook posts

From mashable: http://mashable.com/2012/08/14/facebook-annoying/

Politico and anonymous sources

Eleven examples:
http://www.imediaethics.org/News/3908/11_examples_of_politicos_addiction_to_anonymous_sources__journalisms_crack_cocaine.php

Half cab, half cop car

I Virginia:
http://www.medialifemagazine.com/its-a-cab-no-its-a-cop-car/

Social media ethics

Five tips:
http://www.inboundmarketingagents.com/inbound-marketing-agents-blog/bid/286985/Social-Media-Ethics-What-Your-Brand-Needs-To-Know

Creepy promo for film festival

Watch it if you dare:
http://www.adrants.com/2013/04/the-most-disgusting-film-festival-ad-you.php

Cox media sued over "retarded news"

http://gma.yahoo.com/family-sues-over-offensive-images-autistic-son-105318058--abc-news-topstories.html

(Thanks to Haley for sharing)

Jayson Blair in three parts

http://www.diamondbackonline.com/news/national/article_5b22b30e-b090-11e2-b2ee-001a4bcf6878.html

Blair was fired from the NY Times in 2003 because of plagiarism and fraud

Fake reporter

http://jimromenesko.com/2013/04/26/meet-michelle-boatley-fake-thomson-reuters-legal-publication-reporter/

A J Clemente supported by Letterman

http://www.wmmr.com/shows/preston-and-steve/blogentry.aspx?BlogEntryID=10536009

Tweets during the Boston Marathon

http://socialmediatoday.com/augieray1/1407041/three-steps-increase-ethics-social-media-marketing?utm_source=hootsuite&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=hootsuite_tweets

Journalism or press release? Tool helps determine

http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2013/04/is-it-journalism-or-just-a-repackaged-press-release-heres-a-tool-to-help-you-find-out/275206/

More surprise videos . . .

. . . full of cliches.
http://www.9news.com/rss/story.aspx?storyid=332039

. . . and a one-source story
http://www.9news.com/rss/story.aspx?storyid=332297

Media mistakes over the years

http://www.prdaily.com/Main/Articles/14304.aspx

Student newspaper columnist fired

http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/local/neighborhoods-city/pitt-news-columnist-fired-in-wake-of-secret-society-allegations-683670/

Fox pulls Family Guy episode

http://www.thewrap.com/tv/article/boston-bombings-fox-pulls-family-guy-episode-depicting-marathon-carnage-86196

Thanks to Haley for pointing this out!

Your phone telling you what to buy

http://www.medialifemagazine.com/hey-psst-this-breads-great-buy-a-loaf/

NYPost's front page 'a new low'

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/18/ny-post-boston-suspects-bag-men-front-page_n_3109052.html?utm_hp_ref=media

Socialmedia.org CEO talks ethics

http://www.socialmedia.org/blog/social-media-ethics-briefing-staying-out-of-trouble-live-from-blogwell-12/

Know ethics and . . .

. . .  statistics. Journalists need to know how to use stats.  Try a MOOC.
http://www.mediabistro.com/10000words/15-resources-for-journalists-to-learn-about-stastics_b18763

Social media editors might be dangerous to your news org

Comments from the awl.com site
http://www.theawl.com/2013/04/is-your-social-media-editor-destroying-your-news-organization

Reuters fires social media editor:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2013/apr/22/reuters-deputy-social-media-editor?CMP=EMCMEDEML665

Free online class from UMass: Build a website

http://www.umass.edu/journalism/mooc/?utm_source=Bistro&utm_campaign=MOOC_2013&utm_medium=Banner&ut%20m_content=newsletter_300

Social media intern in fast food ad

Stereotype?
http://www.adrants.com/2013/04/social-media-bimbo-thinks-copy-machine.php

A comedy show via Twitter

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/22/business/comedy-central-to-host-comedy-festival-on-twitter.html?nl=business&emc=edit_at_20130422&_r=0

Television and social media continue to partner

Bad day for new TV anchor

How to get fired--fast
http://www.prdaily.com/Main/Articles/14324.aspx#

And now he is invited to the Today show
http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/fired-bismarck-anchor-to-appear-on-today_b176814

Boston photos

http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2013/04/15/fit-to-print/

Surprise video!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=61mjQPbW7b8

Pollsters and Conflict of Interests

http://www.golocalprov.com/news/media-experts-question-pollsters-dual-rolls-for-speaker-and-media/

TV reporter does "promo" dance at site of fatal fire

http://www.jsonline.com/blogs/entertainment/202914931.html

Denver weather guy apologizes for report

Mike Nelson. :-(
http://www.prdaily.com/Main/Articles/14258.aspx

McDonald's apologizes for ad. . .

. . .it says it did not create.
http://www.prdaily.com/Main/Articles/14261.aspx

Commentary: Balanced or biased

From the New York Times:
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/14/opinion/sunday/douthat-media-balance-and-bias.html

Long-form journalism continues--just clicks away

Story from NPR:
http://www.npr.org/2013/04/12/176954687/great-long-form-journalism-just-clicks-away

New PR strategy at Walgreens

http://www.prdaily.com/Main/Articles/14266.aspx
Commentary

BBC will air program about North Korea

But there is an ethical dilemma in there:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-22144667

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2308876/BBC-crew-used-students-university-human-shields-film-undercover-North-Korea.html

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2013/apr/15/bbc-north-korea-panorama-lse?CMP=twt_gu

NYT changes obit after outcry!

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/03/31/ny-times-yvonne-brill-obituary-criticism_n_2988690.html

Jim Carrey takes on the gun issue

Fair or not? http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2013/03/29/carrey-calls-conservative-media-critics-bullies/

AP: "Illegal immigrant" no longer AP style

The AP reports: http://blog.ap.org/2013/04/02/illegal-immigrant-no-more/

Argh: The Journalism of "Me"

New HBO program "Vice" commits cardinal sin of journalism!
http://www.medialifemagazine.com/vice-guilty-of-the-no-1-sin-of-reporters/

Next FCC chair will affect journalism

CJR reports:
http://www.cjr.org/behind_the_news/new_fcc_head_and_journalism.php

More on fake Twitter followers

The New York Times reports:
http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/04/05/fake-twitter-followers-becomes-multimillion-dollar-business/