by Sydney Smith on Aug 26, 2012
Daily Star Uses Simon Cowell Photo with John Challis Story
The UK Daily Star published a photo of Simon Cowell with a story on an actor's bid to have a...
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by Sydney Smith on Aug 26, 2012
Newsweek: ‘We..Rely on our writers to submit factually accurate material’
Newsweek "does not have a fact-checking department," Politico reported Aug. 20. Politico quoted Newsweek spokesperson Andrew Kirk as saying that...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 26, 2012
Washington and Lee University Conference on Poverty to ‘Build Competence’ in Reporting
Washington and Lee University is hosting a conference for reporting on"poverty and economic justice," the "Knight Poverty Journalism Conference," according...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 26, 2012
UK PCC Gets 850+ Complaints over Prince Harry Naked Pics
As we have written, UK media outlets were asked to not run photos of Prince Harry naked, but the News...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 25, 2012
NYT Public Editor Calls for ‘Transparency, Accountability, Humility’
Arthur Brisbane's final column as New York Times public editor repeated his 2010 calls for "transparency, accountability, humility" at the...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 24, 2012
UK Sun Runs Naked Prince Harry Photos, Despite Palace Request
The UK Sun was "the first British publication to defy a request" from the royal family to not publish naked...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 23, 2012
No More Prior Review for Burmese journalists?
The government of Myanmar will not make Burmese journalists have their stories reviewed prior to publication, the Associated Press reported. According...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 23, 2012
Arizona TV News to pay Blogger $300 for Video
Arizona CBS-affiliate KOLD-TV 13 is paying a blogger $300 after "using his video without permission," Jim Romenesko reported August 14....
by Sydney Smith on Aug 23, 2012
News Corp Reviewing ‘Anti-Corruption Controls’
News Corp. CEO Rupert Murdoch revealed in a memo that he is examining the company's "current internal controls" to "identify...