by Sydney Smith on Jan 14, 2011
Denver Post Puts Ads on Editorial Pages?
According to Westword.com, the Denver Post published an advertisement on its editorial pages. It was the first time an ad...
Media Business Ethics News
by Sydney Smith on Jan 15, 2011
Daily Mail Apologizes to Lily Safra, Not Involved in Husband’s Death
The Daily Mail apologized to Lily Safra and clarified to readers that the newspaper didn't mean to "suggest" that Lily...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 17, 2011
Toronto Star Readers Asked to Weigh In on Controversial Editorial Decisions
The Toronto Star's public editor Kathy English posed a series of editorial decisions to the Star's readers last week. English asked...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 19, 2011
Are Journalists Missing the Story?
Iowa State University's journalism school director Michael Bugeja questioned if the media is paying attention to the stories that matter...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 19, 2011
Is a Newspaper Editorial the Newspaper’s Opinion?
Judith Townend wondered on her blog Meeja Law "when does a newspaper's comment become its opinion?" She blogged that she...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 21, 2011
Was SPJ Right to Retire Helen Thomas Award? Media Debate
The National Arab American Journalists Association's Ray Hanania blogged Jan. 15 about the Society of Professional Journalists' vote to end the...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 21, 2011
Do Promises Die when Sources Promised Die? Can Journalists Burn the Dead?
Columbia Journalism Review wondered "how common is it to burn dead sources?"' So far, both the Wall Street Journal and...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 22, 2011
Olbermann’s MSNBC Show Ends, Reason Not Given, 2 Years on Contract
Keith Olbermann's show "Countdown" ended last night. Olbermann's contract with MSNBC still has two years on it, though, and as...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 22, 2011
Daily Mail Accused of Plagiarizing the New York Times
The Daily Mail has been accused of plagiarizing a New York Times article about using electronic devices on airplanes. However,...