by Sydney Smith on Mar 13, 2011
New Study: Readers Want Active Reporting?
Ohio State University announced in a press release that a new research study (published in the Journal of Communication) found that...
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by Sydney Smith on Mar 14, 2011
National Union of Journalists Pays Member Suzanne Breen For Libel Settlement
The National Union of Journalists, a UK journalists association, has agreed to pay investigative journalist Suzanne Breen an undisclosed libel settlement over a...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 14, 2011
Bribe Offered to Toronto Star Reporter to Unpublish Story
Kathy English, the Toronto Star's public editor, published a 2009 survey about the growing requests for unpublishing -- the term for...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 16, 2011
US Federal Appeals Court Rules–Mug Shots NOT included in FOIA
A federal appeals court in Georgia agreed with a Florida district court that mug shot photos aren't included in the...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 17, 2011
Photo Editor Gives Tips on ID’ing Fake Photos of Tsunami
Since last week's earthquake and tsunami in Japan, there have been a "sickening tsunami of faked photos," the Sydney Morning Herald...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 19, 2011
AP settles copyright lawsuits over Obama Hope T-shirts
The Associated Press has settled its lawsuits against Obey Clothing, "an apparel company and exclusive licensee of Shepard Fairey," according...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 20, 2011
Is ICorrect.com Correcting Errors or Just Repeating Them?
At first glance, the new UK site, ICorrect.com, appears to be a venue for subjects of bad media reporting to have...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 22, 2011
‘Why don’t journalists link to primary sources?’
Ben Goldacre wondered "Why don't journalists link to primary sources?" in a recent article for the Guardian's commentary section, "Comment...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 23, 2011
Lawsuit Settled, No Outing Anonymous Sources, Newspaper, Radio Station Agree
A Canadian newspaper has dropped its lawsuit for a radio station's anonymous sources, Yukon Territory newspaper Whitehorse Star reported. The newspaper, the...