Shirley Sherrod Plans to Sue Andrew Breitbart for NAACP Story
Shirley Sherrod, a former state director for the U.S. Department of Agriculture, announced at the National Association of Black Journalists…
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Slate Criticized for Critique of Politico’s Corrections
Slate published July 20 an article critiquing Politico for not disclosing corrections. However, the Slate article on Politico's corrections, by Jeremy…
Essence Magazine Hired White Fashion Editor Elliana Placas–Was this a misstep?
Essence magazine has hired a new fashion editor, Elliana Placas. Ordinarily, a new fashion editor hiring wouldn't be any big…
Australian Journalist Argues Online Linking Part of Transparency
Jacinda Woodhead wrote for the Australian Broadcast Corp. that in the interest of transparency, news organizations should link to source…
ESPN’s Public Editor not a fan of ESPN LeBron Decision Program
ESPN's ombudsman Don Ohlmeyer slammed his own network for its July 8 LeBron James "Decision" program. In the LeBron Decision program,…
Blogger Josh Nelson calls out Bloomberg News for misinterpreted poll, lack of correction
Josh Nelson wrote July 19 on his blog EnviroKnow that Bloomberg News "refuses to correct" a "blatantly false" story about…
UK’s Daily Star Apologizes, Pays Damages after Publishing Hoax Story
British newspaper The Daily Star published an apology July 24 for a July 21 hoax it printed about Rockstar Games,…
Pew’s Credibility Gap: A Strange Tale of What Passes for Transparency Among America’s Polling Leaders
Screen shot from recent poll on Pew web site that veteran pollster David Moore found in error...and Pew refused to…
Nature photo contest winning image Plagiarized, Doctored
A Chinese man plagiarized and altered another man's image to win a nature photo contest this month, Global Times reported…
Media Roundup: Shirley Sherrod’s Firing and the Media
Georgia state official Shirley Sherrod was fired from her post as state director for rural development of the U.S. Department…