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After publishing gun owner IDs, Gawker gets threats, Journal News hires armed guards

The White Plains Journal News hired "armed security personnel at two of its offices" amidst threats against the newspaper and…

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Is Suri Cruise, a 6-year-old’s temper tantrum news?

Commentary A New York City tabloid has again stooped low by publishing invasive stories on Suri Cruise, the daughter of…

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Greta Van Susteren: ‘Shame on the Daily Beast’ for Misquote

The Daily Beast's Howard Kurtz apologized to Fox News' Greta Van Susteren after misquoting her as joking that Hillary Clinton's…

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Public Opinion and The Imminent Debt Ceiling Crisis

A new poll is being advertised as one that “convinces House Republicans they can win on the debt limit.” House…

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NPPA, White House Photographers Criticize Doctored Photo by Nancy Pelosi’s office

Nancy Pelosi's office doctored a photograph picturing the Democratic women in Congress but argues it's OK because it shows all…

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Jared Diamond misleads UK Observer Editor: Libel lawsuit NOT dismissed, voluntarily withdrawn without prejudice

What happened to Jared Diamond’s libel lawsuit where he was sued by two Papua New Guinea tribesmen in 2009? Diamond…

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The Good & Bad in NPR, NYTimes’ Connecticut School Shootings Reporting

In light of reader criticism of reporting on December's Connecticut school shootings, two public editors -- NPR's Edward Schumacher-Matos and…

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India’s Zee News Charged for Interviewing Indian Rape Witness?

Zee News scored an exclusive interview with the "only witness" to the December gang rape of a woman in a…

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Is Opposition to Gay Marriage ‘Literally Dying’ ?

George Will commented last month on ABC's This Week Sunday that “Quite literally, the opposition to gay marriage is dying.…

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Event, Call for Papers: Wanted in Pakistan, ‘ethically responsible and peace building media’

Pakistan's University of the Punjab is hosting a Global Media Ethics conference March 13 and 14.  According to an announcement…

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