AOL: TechCrunch Editor Michael Arrington Can Invest in Companies He May Cover
The founder of TechCrunch, founder and editor Michael Arrington, has decided to start investing in start-ups and at least two venture funds, including some…
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The Press Complaints Commission ruled that the Courier & Advertiser newspaper violated the PCC's code of practice in its story about a…
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The Belarus government closed two daily newspapers after warning them for "their political coverage," the New York Times reported. The newspapers,…
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Patrick Pexton, the Washington Post's ombudsman, blogged about criticism of columnist Allan Sloan's (also Fortune's senior editor at large) use of…
Telegraph’s WikiLeaks Report Names Teen Rape Victim at Gitmo
The UK Telegraph, one of the publications added to WikiLeaks' list of "media partners" with this week's Gitmo document dump, fully named an…
Fake Story about $10 Million Cash Lost, Anonymous Sourcing Blamed
Journalist Dennis Itumbi called for a better sourcing policy for South African journalists after South African newspaper the Standard's April 15…
Was WSJ Editor Dennis Berman inaccurate & unethical in undercover reporting?
A Wall Street Journal reporter and bureau chief has been accused of being unethical and inaccurate in a column about…
Panel Discusses How to Keep Nonprofit Investigative Journalism Sites in Business
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