by Sydney Smith on Jul 30, 2012
Toronto Star Apologizes for Cartoon Accused of Racism
The Toronto Star apologized July 23 for a cartoon accused of racism, the Toronto Star public editor Kathy English recently...
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by Sydney Smith on Jul 29, 2012
PCC Rules Undercover Reporting, Recording OK B/c in the Public Interest
Undercover reporting and recording of a public relations firm was in the public interest, the Press Complaints Commission reported. The...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 29, 2012
Fake NYT Bill Keller Op-Ed on WikiLeaks Circulates
A fake op-ed defending WikiLeaks purporting to written by former New York Times executive editor Bill Keller is circulating. Keller...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 28, 2012
ABC News Prez on James Holmes-Tea Party Error, ABC News Adds Editor’s Note to ‘Spitting’ article
ABC News' president Ben Sherwood apologized for ABC News' Brian Ross' wrong report linking the Aurora, Colorado Dark Knight Rises...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 28, 2012
Last Idaho Bison Killed? The Wildlife News Retracts, Apologizes
Wildlife news site The Wildlife News apologized and retracted a July 26 story claiming the state of Idaho killed a...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 27, 2012
CBS News Denies Orlando Sentinel Claim it Sent George Zimmerman’s Parents Flowers
CBS News denies an Orlando Sentinel report that it sent flowers to George Zimmerman's family, Media Bistro's TV Newser reported....
by Sydney Smith on Jul 27, 2012
Rupert Murdoch Resigns from UK Newspaper Boards
Rupert Murdoch resigned this month from the boards of "the NI Group, Times Newspaper Holdings and News Corp Investments in...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 27, 2012
Anonymous Commenter ID’s herself 3 Months after Newspaper Subpoenaed for her Identity
As we have written, the Spokane Spokesman-Review was recently ordered to identify an anonymous commenter to a local Idaho Republican...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 27, 2012
New Social Media Guidelines at the AP Again
The Associated Press has new social media guidelines that permit breaking news on Twitter, Journalism.co.uk reported. As Journalism.co.uk explained, staff...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 26, 2012
Quote Approval ‘New & Different,’ Dan Rather Says
The New York Times highlighted a quote approval practice with U.S. 2012 presidential campaign reporters recently. The July 15 New...