MEDIA & ETHICS
TRENDS
Wikipedia Under Fire for Editing Bias and Lack of Accountability
On the anniversary of the passing of Ben Bradlee, here’s a look at the antithesis of the level of objectivity he championed.
EXPLORE
VIOLATIONS
VIOLATIONS
Mercury News’ Martha Ross Fails to Disclose Conflicts of Interest in Years of Anti-Scientology Reporting
Martha Ross fails to self-report spouse’s longtime use and promotion of psychiatric medications and her own challenges with alcohol. The Church’s strong positions on these issues are well known, obliging her to—at the very least—disclose her conflicts of interest.
VIOLATIONS
Yashar Ali’s Defamation Case Tossed Out as He Belatedly Discovers the First Amendment Applies to Others, Too
As judgments and debts pile up around Ali, his bigotry and hate have led to a karma snapback, prompting a California court to chuck his frivolous lawsuit.
VIOLATIONS
In Touch Editor James Heidenry Sends Cease and Desist Letter to Distance Himself from His Own Sleazy Publication
Heidenry and his lawyer appear confused about the First Amendment and various other facts.
TRENDS
TRENDS
Wikipedia Under Fire for Editing Bias and Lack of Accountability
On the anniversary of the passing of Ben Bradlee, here’s a look at the antithesis of the level of objectivity he championed.
TRENDS
As Election Season Unfolds, Americans Struggle with the Media’s New Hyperbole
Trust in media is at an all-time low in an era when facts are “out” and objectivity is “relative.” It turns out that integrity matters, and a return to actual journalism is the only solution.
TRENDS
Trust in Media Plummets, Prompting Journalism “Bloodbath”
Media companies are reeling in the wake of plummeting public trust and vanishing profits, prompting what has been called a journalism bloodbath.
MAGAZINE
THE POSSE OF LUNATICS
Recently, a handful of not so self-respecting journalists ran with apocryphal tales on the Church of Scientology. Even the most cursory comparison from one bit of reportage to the next reveals an unmistakable similarity one to the next. For each drew their sources from the same small cadre of ex-Scientologists. Those individuals are the subject of this
publication.
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