by Sydney Smith on Mar 23, 2011
‘Tens of Thousands’ Protest Hungary’s Media Law
In January, Hungary adopted a new media law that quickly met with sharp criticism and protests. And even though amendments to...
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by Sydney Smith on Mar 24, 2011
ACLU, EFF Appealing Govt Twitter Ruling Against WikiLeaks Supporters
The American Civil Liberties Union and the Electronic Frontier Foundation are appealing the U.S. government ruling that three supporters of...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 24, 2011
New York Times Adds To Stylebook Rules After Complaints from Polish Group about Concentration Camps,
The New York Times has corrected a photo caption and added an entry to its stylebook after receiving complaints from...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 25, 2011
Yemeni Journalists Accuse Newspapers of Fake News
Yemeni journalists have disputed what they claim are fake newspaper stories about protests calling for "toppling" the president, Al Arabiya, an Arab...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 25, 2011
New York Times Is Wrong: You Can Quote Shakespeare & Get By Chinese Censors, Bloggers Say
Bloggers and tweeters in China have fact checked and criticized the New York Times for its recent story on censorship in...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 26, 2011
Mexican Media Agrees to Reporting Guidelines
Several Mexican news organizations recently established guidelines to their reporting on drugs in Mexico, EditorsWeblog reported. While at least one...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 27, 2011
Front-Page Photo of Dead Child: Is it Ethical?
The Pacific Freedom Forum, a media advocacy group for Pacific media, criticized the Vanuatu Times for publishing a photo of a...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 29, 2011
NYT Adds Editors’ Note to Chinese Censorship Story
The New York Times has posted an editors' note on its story about Chinese censorship. In part, the note read:...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 29, 2011
Gender Bias in Indonesia?
A study from Indonesia's Alliance of Independent Journalists reported this month that Indonesian media is "guilty of blatant gender-bias," the...