by Sydney Smith on Jun 24, 2010
U.S. Libel bill could make some libel tourism rulings void in U.S.
Because Britain's libel laws are more friendly to the public than the media, American-based media outlets and writers sometimes find...
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by Sydney Smith on Jul 14, 2010
Colorado blog won’t link to or source from 18 Colorado newspapers after copyright violation claim
Is it fair use, or a copyright violation, to post sections of news stories on a blog? A recent cease...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 19, 2010
Should Documentary Filmmakers be treated like Investigative Journalists? Amazon Crude Documentary footage up for grabs
Are documentary filmmakers in the same camp as investigative journalists? Should they be protected by the same source protection journalists...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 23, 2010
Bloggers Discovered BP Doctored 3 Photos
Bloggers on Americablog and Gizmodo have discovered that at least three recently released photos from BP were photoshopped. The Washington...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 27, 2010
Advertiser’s logo featured during WABC-TV New York’s news broadcasts
Television news continues the current media trend to blur the boundary between advertising and news content to reap profits. The...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 30, 2010
UK’s Daily Star Apologizes, Pays Damages after Publishing Hoax Story
British newspaper The Daily Star published an apology July 24 for a July 21 hoax it printed about Rockstar Games,...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 02, 2010
Australian Journalist Argues Online Linking Part of Transparency
Jacinda Woodhead wrote for the Australian Broadcast Corp. that in the interest of transparency, news organizations should link to source...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 04, 2010
Slate Criticized for Critique of Politico’s Corrections
Slate published July 20 an article critiquing Politico for not disclosing corrections. However, the Slate article on Politico's corrections, by Jeremy...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 06, 2010
Is anonymous commenting ending on the web? New York Post writer thinks so…
The New York Post's Annie Karni wrote in a July 18 column that she believes recent lawsuits indicate Internet anonymity...