http://mediamatters.org/tools/syndication/tag_rss/media_ethics This link is for use by RSS-enabled software to retrieve Media Matters items matching the term: Media Ethics en-US Copyright 2008, Media Matters for America http://mediamatters.org/items/200807020005 NBC's <em>Today</em> and <em>Nightly News</em> and <em>MSNBC Live</em> aired segments in which correspondent Janet Shamlian reported live from an offshore drilling platform in the Gulf of Mexico. But while two of Shamlian's reports included quotes from a Chevron spokesperson, none of her reports included an interview with or quote from environmental organizations or explained the "environmental concerns" that Shamlian acknowledged exist. Further, neither Shamlian nor the hosts and anchors disclosed that General Electric, which owns 80 percent of NBC Universal, also has an affiliated business unit that is invested in the acquisition and production of oil and natural gas and another that is a major supplier of equipment and services for the offshore drilling industry. http://mediamatters.org/items/200807020005 Wed, 2 Jul 2008 15:16:20 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200806060010 In an article about a lawsuit against Fox News and hosts Steve Doocy and Brian Kilmeade for repeating as fact an online parody news report of a school prank that included fabricated quotes attributed to the superintendent, the AP reported that the case has been dismissed and that the judge called Doocy and Kilmeade "gullible." But the <em>Fox &amp; Friends</em> segment in question marked at least the third time since 2004 that Fox News has issued a retraction and apology for airing a fake news report that repeated false information. http://mediamatters.org/items/200806060010 Fri, 6 Jun 2008 21:41:23 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200805070008 In an audio recording of an April 18, 2006, Pentagon meeting attended by several media military analysts, one of the attendees tells then-Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld that he would "personally love" for Rumsfeld "to take the offensive, to just go out there and just crush these people so that when we go on, we're -- forgive me -- we're parroting, but it's what has to be said. It's what we believe in, or we would not be saying it." He adds: "And we'd love to be following our leader, as indeed you are. You are the leader. You are our guy." Will media outlets try to determine if they have hosted the speaker? http://mediamatters.org/items/200805070008 Wed, 7 May 2008 19:47:09 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200805020010 ABC, CBS, and NBC have still not reported on any of their news programs <em>The New York Times</em>' revelations about the hidden ties between media military analysts and the Pentagon. Further, the major broadcast networks and cable news networks all reportedly declined to discuss the issue for an NPR report; the networks similarly reportedly declined to participate in an April 24 PBS <em><em>NewsHour</em></em> segment on the issue. http://mediamatters.org/items/200805020010 Fri, 2 May 2008 20:51:54 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200804290005 Since <em>The New York Times</em> reported on the hidden ties between media military analysts and the Pentagon on April 20, ABC, CBS, and NBC have still not mentioned the report. By contrast, during their April 28 evening news broadcasts, all three networks reported on the <em>Vanity Fair</em> photo of Miley Cyrus. http://mediamatters.org/items/200804290005 Tue, 29 Apr 2008 17:44:30 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200804250003 In an April 24 PBS <em>NewsHour</em> report about a <em>New York Times</em> article that revealed "the role of military analysts on TV and in the Pentagon," Judy Woodruff stated:"[W]e invited Fox News, CNN, MSNBC, CBS, ABC, and NBC to participate, but they declined our offer or did not respond." Further, according to a search of programs in Nexis, several of these outlets have yet to report on the revelations in the April 20 <em>Times</em> article. http://mediamatters.org/items/200804250003 Fri, 25 Apr 2008 14:21:47 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200804240006 In two separate reports since <em>The New York Times</em> published an expos&eacute; on the hidden ties between media military analysts and the Pentagon, Fox News' <em>Special Report</em> aired quotes from Fox News military analyst Robert Scales without mentioning that Scales was named in the <em>Times</em> article and addressing Scales' relationship with the Defense Department and defense contractors. http://mediamatters.org/items/200804240006 Thu, 24 Apr 2008 18:58:10 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200802220006 On <em>MSNBC Live</em>, Armstrong Williams said of the <em>New York Times</em> article on Sen. John McCain's relationship with a telecommunications lobbyist, "I think what it does more than anything else, it causes those of us in the media to lose credibility. People begin to question what we print, whether there's any truth to it, whether we do our research." But Williams himself has been embroiled in controversy that undermined his "credibility," reportedly receiving $240,000 from the Bush administration to promote President Bush's No Child Left Behind legislation. http://mediamatters.org/items/200802220006 Fri, 22 Feb 2008 17:24:48 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200802080016 On <em>The Situation Room</em>, Bill Bennett defended Sen. John McCain against criticism he has received from radio host Laura Ingraham and other conservatives. But Bennett and host Wolf Blitzer both failed to disclose that Bennett has given more than $2,000 to McCain's presidential campaign. http://mediamatters.org/items/200802080016 Fri, 8 Feb 2008 20:29:32 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200802050006 In a <em>Washington Post</em> article about conservative radio hosts' opposition to Sen. John McCain's presidential bid, Howard Kurtz reported that Bill Bennett, "who is neutral in the race," has not "climb[ed] aboard the stop-McCain bandwagon." But Kurtz did not mention, as he did on his CNN program, that Bennett reportedly contributed more than $2,000 to McCain's campaign in December 2007 and to Mitt Romney's campaign in January, which raises questions about "whether Bennett can act as a neutral analyst in a race that still includes Gov. Mike Huckabee and Rep. Ron Paul," according to The Huffington Post. http://mediamatters.org/items/200802050006 Tue, 5 Feb 2008 14:10:14 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200712190009 After asking viewers to imagine that CNN had hyped "the new <em>Harry Potter</em> movie," produced by Warner Bros., a subsidiary of CNN's parent, Time Warner, Glenn Beck stated that viewers "should be outraged" that NBC's <em>Nightly News</em> had run a segment on the long-run cost-effectiveness of LED lights without noting that NBC's parent, General Electric, manufactures LED light bulbs. But CNN.com posted a largely positive review by Time Warner-owned <em>Entertainment Weekly</em> of the <em>Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire</em> DVD that gave the movie a grade of B+. The <em>Entertainment Weekly</em> <em>Goblet of Fire</em> review noted that the Harry Potter movies are made by Warner Bros., but not that CNN, <em>Entertainment Weekly</em> and Warner Bros. are all owned by Time Warner. http://mediamatters.org/items/200712190009 Wed, 19 Dec 2007 16:00:00 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200709070006 http://mediamatters.org/items/200709070006 Fri, 7 Sep 2007 12:57:25 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200708280012 http://mediamatters.org/items/200708280012 Tue, 28 Aug 2007 17:49:34 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200707260002 http://mediamatters.org/items/200707260002 Thu, 26 Jul 2007 12:25:17 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200706120001 http://mediamatters.org/items/200706120001 Tue, 12 Jun 2007 10:28:33 EST