Brazilian Man’s Newspaper Article Lands him in Jail for Racism?
Brazilian lawyer Isaac Duarte de Barros Júnior was convicted in July 2011 after writing an article for newspaper that contained…
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5 NFL Saints Athletes Paid to Tweet about Times-Picayune Website
New Orleans Times-Picayune owner Advance Publications, Inc.'s Advance Digital paid athletes an undisclosed amount to "promote" and tweet about the…
Reuters Unpublishes Chechen Author Story after Guardian Journalist Questions Similarities
Reuters "withdrew" a story about Chechen author Polina Zherebtzova after Guardian reporter Miriam Elder questioned its originality, Ad Week reported.…
NPR’s Michele Norris To Take 1 Year off Hosting ‘All Things Considered’ to avoid Conflict of Interest
NPR's Michele Norris announced Oct. 24 that she is stepping away from her program "All Things Considered" for the next…
Know your State Capitals? Wall Street Journal Corrects Rice Fritters Story
The Wall Street Journal issued a brief correction to its Oct. 15, 2011 article on rice fritters. The article incorrectly…
Pakistani Journalists Asked to Report Positively?
Pakistan's prime minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani called on Pakistan's media to present a positive image of Pakistan, the Associated…
New York Times Says it won’t have Freelancer Natasha Lennard report on Occupy Wall Street
The New York Times told POLITICO it likely won't have Natasha Lennard covering the Occupy Wall Street Protests after her appearance…
Are Journalists Protecting Anonymous Sources Well Enough?
Open Society Foundations fellow Christopher Soghoian opined for the New York Times Oct. 26 about journalists' anonymous sources and computer…
BBC Defends Reporter Accused of Being Involved with Extremists
In contrast to NPR, the British public broadcasting network, the BBC, stood by one of its reporters after he got…
NPR Stops Carrying ‘World of Opera’ because Host involved with Occupy D.C. Protest
National Public Radio announced Oct. 21 that it will stop carrying the program "World of Opera." As StinkyJournalism has written,…