Weiner’s wife may be “partly responsible,” Chris Matthews suggests
MSNBC’s Hardball host Chris Matthews suggested June 6 that Huma Abedin, wife of Rep. Anthony Weiner, may be “partly responsible”…
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First day of BBC Social Media Summit under wraps
Journalists attending the BBC Social Media Summit on May 20 discussed ways to "shift" their attitude toward social media, according…
Jeff Jarvis apologizes for critique of media
Media blogger and CUNY professor Jeff Jarvis, who appeared on CNN’s Reliable Sources June 5 stating that the amount of…
Alicia Shepard’s Last NPR Ombud Column: NPR Needs More Diversity, Better Corrections System
Alicia Shepard, who has served as National Public Radio's ombudsman since 2007, said "adios" to NPR in her final column…
Weiner Photo Recipient says tricked by NYPost? Student claims interview obtained by undercover reporter
Gennette Cordova is the college student who received a "lewd photo" from Rep. Anthony Weiner's Twitter account. While she has avoided interviews and…
What to do “When Crime Victims Tweet”
Poynter's Mallary Jean Tenore highlighted the "difficult questions for journalists" prompted by a Florida woman's tweets reporting her own rape.…
ABC News Pays for Anthony Weiner Materials
Media Bistro's TV Newser reported that ABC News "licensed a handful of photos" from a woman who allegedly had an…
WashPost’s Shallow Disclosure of Warehouse Controversy “Failure of Mission,” Says Ombudsman
Washington Post ombudsman Patrick Pexton criticized his newspaper for not disclosing fully its relationship to a controversial Washington, D.C. waterfront…
FAIR: Anonymous Sources Criticize Anonymously Sourced Article
Progressive media watchdog website Fairness & Accuracy in Reporting (FAIR) criticized POLITICO for using anonymous sources in its article criticizing…
Australian Newspaper Alleges Competitor Plagiarized
The Age newspaper accused the Herald Sun of plagiarizing its June 3 report on police bugging. According to The Age's…