by Sydney Smith on Sep 02, 2010
Washington Post sports writer Mike Wise suspended after hoax tweet
Washington Post sports columnist Mike Wise was given a 30-day suspension after knowingly tweeting fake information. His Twitter bio identifies him...
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by George F. Bishop on Sep 01, 2010
What Do Ground Zero Mosque and Muslim Media Polls Tell Us ?
“Ground Zero” Mosque and Muslim media polls tell us what?That a majority of Americans are just a bunch of Islamophobes?...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 01, 2010
Fox News says Bill O’Reilly didn’t know he’d be used in investment scheme newsletter
An e-mail from conservative news agency Newsmax converted an interview with Bill O'Reilly into an endorsement for an investment program...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 31, 2010
HuffPost Removes Offer of $100K for a Takedown of Glenn Beck
The Huffington Post removed one of its blogs from its site yesterday and replaced it with an editor's note that...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 30, 2010
WikiFactCheck Site Sets to CrowdSource Fact Checking
The community submitted, edited and free for users Wikipedia has been around for a few years now. Google ranks Wikipedia...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 29, 2010
OSHA Fines SeaWorld for Violations, Media Never Gets Brancheau’s Death’s Video Footage
Dawn Brancheau died in February after killer whale Tilikum (also known as Tili) pulled her under water by her ponytail. ...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 28, 2010
New NYT Public Editor Arthur Brisbane’s First Column on “Absolutes”
The first column by Arthur Brisbane, The New York Times' new (and fourth) public editor, focused on the often troubling...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 27, 2010
U.S. Libel Tourism Protection Act Signed into Law, British Activists See Call for Reform
In mid-August, President Barack Obama signed into law the SPEECH Act. The new law, quickly passed by the House of...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 26, 2010
Why is WaPo’s “spraying semen” story Metro section front page news?
Terry Michael, the director of the Washington Center for Politics & Journalism, sarcastically wondered Aug 19 on his personal blog...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 25, 2010
Blogger Jamal Ashiqain highlights Pakistan media’s sensationalism
A Pakistani blogger wrote Aug 22 criticizing the Pakistani's intrusive media coverage and insensitive treatment of victims. The blogger, Jamal...