by Sydney Smith on May 11, 2011
No UK Prior Notification Rule for Newspapers, European Court Rules
The European Court of Human Rights ruled against Max Mosley, the former director of the governing body of Formula One, who had...
Media Business Ethics News
by Sydney Smith on May 14, 2011
News Ombudsmen Meeting
The Organization of News Ombudsmen will have its annual meeting next week in Montreal. The three-day conference starts May 15. ...
by Sydney Smith on May 14, 2011
Man Sues for $50 Million after Blog Accuses him of Sexually Assaulting 3 Women
Attorney Meanith Huon is suing a legal blog for $50 million for suggesting that he was accused of sexually assaulting three...
by Sydney Smith on May 15, 2011
PR Rep Says $250 Stipend for Journalists Was Not Bribe
Freelance journalist Lisa Collier Cool and nine other freelance journalists were reportedly offered $250 for their "feedback" and "insights" at...
by Sydney Smith on May 15, 2011
Company Apologizes for Ad Featuring Chicago News Staff Praising Mayor
A Chicago furniture company has apologized after featuring news staff from Chicago's CBS2 TV station in an advertisement praising Chicago...
by Sydney Smith on May 17, 2011
‘Torture’ Word Use Prompts Complaints to NY Times
The New York Times' public editor Arthur Brisbane reported in his latest column that readers are complaining over the Times'...
by Sydney Smith on May 17, 2011
New Social Media Policy Guide
The American Society of News Editors has created a list of "10 best practices for social media." The 50-page guide...
by Sydney Smith on May 21, 2011
NYT Criticized for not Crediting Social Media, not Linking outside of NYT
Reuters' Felix Salmon criticized two recent columns from the New York Times for ignoring social media's impact on the May 1 developing Osama...
by Sydney Smith on May 22, 2011
BBC’s Checklist for Checking Info off Social Media Sites
Social media sites can be a good way to promote and spread news, but they are also rife with fake...