by Sydney Smith on Nov 22, 2010
NY Post Errs in FDNY Christmas Tree Story
The New York Post's headline and Nov. 11 story on the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree has apparently been corrected - but...
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by Sydney Smith on Nov 22, 2010
WaPo Public Editor: Post Should “Beef Up” Kaplan Reporting
The Washington Post should cover higher-education program Kaplan more aggressively, the Post's ombudsman Andrew Alexander argued in his Nov.19 public editor...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 21, 2010
Ted Koppel Criticizes Partisan Media, Slate calls him ‘Bad Reporter’
Former ABC News anchor Ted Koppel questioned MSNBC's suspension of Keith Olbermann for political donations two weeks ago, noting that objective television...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 19, 2010
Fox News Corrects Chief Sitting Bull Headline After Complaints of Error
Fox News fixed an incorrect headline after the Native American Journalists Association (NAJA) publicly criticized the news site for a...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 19, 2010
MSNBC’s Joe Scarborough Suspended for Political Donations
MSNBC host Joe Scarborough was suspended for two days without pay after Politico revealed he made political contributions, a violation...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 18, 2010
Wisc. Newspaper Bans Comments on Crime, Courts, Sex, Race, Accident Stories
The Wisconsin newspaper Janesville Gazette announced in a Nov. 7 blog post that its website, GazetteXtra.com, will no longer permit comments on...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 16, 2010
Will Denver Post Sue Readers Over Copyright Infringment?
The Denver Post issued "a notice to readers" on Sunday reminding them of copyright laws. Noting that "everything that appears in...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 16, 2010
Alaska TV Station Holds Ethics Meeting after “Child Molesters” Voicemail
KTVA, the Alaska station which fired two producers last week, canceled its 5 p.m. and 6 p.m. evening news program...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 15, 2010
Gawker Retracted Graphic Murder Victim Photo
Gawker posted and then removed a graphic crime scene photograph of a recently murdered person, Christopher Jusko, the New York...