by Sydney Smith on Sep 18, 2010
Ethics Group Gives Investigative Reporting Center Grant
Oklahoma City-based Ethics and Excellence in Journalism Foundation gave the Florida Center for Investigative Reporting a $100,000 grant, The Guardian's Roy...
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by Sydney Smith on Sep 22, 2010
PR Firm removes iTunes reviews FTC says are misleading the public
A recent FTC complaint should remind readers to approach online postings with caution: The complaint found that a public relations...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 22, 2010
Does Arianna Huffington follow her own media advice? Daily Finance columnist says No
Daily Finance's media columnist Jeff Bercovici called out Arianna Huffington in a recent column. Bercovici noted that her media criticism...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 25, 2010
Fake photo of alligator found in marijuana raid published by Metro Times
In an unusual fake photo twist, the news outlet which published a fake photo proactively fessed up to the fauxtography...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 04, 2010
Slate Updates Corrections Policy After Being Criticized in July
Craig Silverman reported Sept. 24 for Columbia Journalism Review that it "appears" Slate has fixed its corrections problem. Slate's Jeremy Singer-Vine looked...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 04, 2010
Is Comic Book Journalism a Thing?
Comic Book Journalism posted Sept. 30 an interview with Tom Spurgeon of The Comics Reporter. Spurgeon has written books about comics...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 04, 2010
24/7 News Cycle Creates Problems for Journalists’ Role as Fact-Checkers
Edward Wasserman, Knight professor of journalism ethics at Washington and Lee University wrote in a guest column for The Miami Herald...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 06, 2010
Does Jewish Standard Promote Anti-Gay Bias With ‘No More Same-Sex Wedding Announcements’ Policy?
The Jewish Standard wrote in an Oct. 4 editorial signed by Rebecca Kaplan Boroson apologizing to readers and promising to...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 06, 2010
Buried News? New York Post Won’t Report on Michael Wolff?
All Things Digital's Peter Kafka spotted what he considered buried news in an Oct. 4 New York Times article. He detailed...