by Sydney Smith on Nov 08, 2014
Fmr Mirror Reporter: I Hacked Phones in 2001, Supervisor Taught Me
And now a journalist from the Mirror has pleaded guilty to phone hacking, the Guardian reports. "Graham Johnson, the former...
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by Sydney Smith on Nov 08, 2014
Joan Rivers’ doctor gets break from NY Times
Why did the New York Times have a reporter who is a former patient write a favorable article about Dr....
by Sydney Smith on Nov 08, 2014
CNN mixes up Obama, Osama in SEAL report
Obama, Osama, same difference? That little typo with a big implication happened again this week. CNN mixed the two up...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 07, 2014
Daily Star Fake Sex Photos, Harry Styles Sues for libel, Concerned with ‘young fans’
Harry Styles filed a libel lawsuit against the Daily Star for falsely accusing him of posting a sexualy suggestive naked...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 05, 2014
Globe and Mail says its Jian Ghomeshi Headline ‘Dumb’
The Globe and Mail published a "dumb, insensitive" headline with a report on Jian Ghomeshi, the CBC radio host who...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 04, 2014
Pianist Dejan Lazic asks Wash Post to unpublish negative review from 2010
Pianist Dejan Lazic asked The Washington Post to remove a negative review written and published after a 2010 performance, the...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 03, 2014
‘Major ethical challenges’ are ‘learning opportunities,’ ASU journalism students advised
What are the road rules of journalism? “The road signs that used to say ‘fair,’ ‘objective,’ ‘balanced and unbiased’ have...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 03, 2014
Racist? Toronto Sun Cartoon depicts Asian Candidate with Slanted Eyes, Glasses
The Toronto Sun has been accused of publishing a racist cartoon of then-candidate for mayor Olivia Chow. (John Tory was...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 02, 2014
No Panic in Ebola Reporting, NYT, Globe and Mail public editors say
Two newspaper public editors reviewed how their papers have covered Ebola. Sylvia Stead from the Globe and Mail called for...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 01, 2014
W Virginia Daily Mail fires writer who called Michael Brown an ‘animal’
The Charleston, West Virginia Daily Mail fired an editorial writer for his "unfortunate, inflammatory" and "inexcusable" decision to call Michael...