Student Newspaper Defends Anonymous Source Use in Adderall Story as ‘Public Health Issue’
The University of Portland's [Oregon] student newspaper The Beacon offered an example of transparency to readers last month. In a…
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Cornell University Daily Sun Newspaper Invaded Rape Victim’s Privacy Says Public Editor
The public editor for Cornell University's student newspaper Cornell Daily Sun, Nicholas Kaasik, slammed the newspaper for how it reported on…
BBC Fires Sports Broadcaster Stuart Hall who Admitted ‘Indecent Assault on Young Girls’
The BBC announced that it fired sports broadcaster Stuart Hall the same day that UK prosecutors confirmed he "pleaded guilty…
Campus Police Intimidate Student Journalists, Lessons learned from Stony Brook Univ. fire
There are journalists, and then there are police. And then there are student journalists. And campus police. Whereas battle-hardened, experienced…
Should Media Name Amanda Berry’s Daughter in Reporting on Cleveland Kidnappings Case?
Many news outlets are naming the six-year-old daughter of Cleveland kidnapping victim, Amanda Berry. But should they? Berry is one…
Bronx 5-Alarm Blaze Fact Check Shows Sloppy Local Reporting, Not Just In National Breaking News Coverage
It is easy to critique the media for errors during national breaking news like the Boston Marathon bombing, but what…
MSNBC Cuts & Pastes Biden’s words about Benghazi, and makes them about Gun control, Says sorry afterwards
A "producer error" led MSNBC to quote Vice President Joe Biden out of context from one event (about the attack…
Father of Teen May Sue, Accused by NY Post as Boston Marathon Bomber on Front Page
An angry father of a teenager wrongly identified by the New York Post as a possible suspect in the Boston…
Howard Kurtz: Jason Collins Error was ‘Sloppy and Inexcusable’
Howard Kurtz apologized May 5 on his CNN program "Reliable Sources" for his now-retracted Daily Beast article about NBA player…
LA Times, New York Times Join USA Today, AP in New Standards for ‘Illegal Immigrant’
The Los Angeles Times is the latest news organization to update its standards for how it reports on immigration. According…