Firedoglake Calls Out Washington Post in McChrystal Coverage
Firedoglake, the progressive political blog, wrote June 25 critiquing The Washington Post for not only publishing an anonymously sourced article, but…
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Rolling Stone’s McChrystal profile: The Right, the Wrong, and the Ugly
Michael Hastings, pictured in this screenshot from an ABC News interview posted on YouTube, wrote the Rolling Stone profile of Gen.…
Politico deletes text from McChrystal post with no disclosure, Media writers raise objections
Politico is being called out online by media writers for deleting a chunk of text from its June 22 blog…
Women’s Media Center, Daily Finance Question NYT Public Editor Diversity
Writers for both Daily Finance and the Women's Media Center both wonder about the lack of diversity the New York…
Lavender magazine’s undercover outing of Reverend Tom Brock gay feelings, Was it ethical?
LGBT magazine Lavender may have gotten a lot of press by exposing a Minnesota reverend's participation at a meeting for people…
U.S. Libel bill could make some libel tourism rulings void in U.S.
Because Britain's libel laws are more friendly to the public than the media, American-based media outlets and writers sometimes find…
ABC News Licenses Photos, Wins Exclusive, in Joran van der Sloot Murder Case
Media Bistro reported June 17 that ABC News has yet again dished out money for "licensing" photos and documents, and…
Media Duped by Fake General Mills press release
A fake press release about General Mills led to several news reports based on the hoax, highlighting the speed of the…
Media Debate on Coverage of Congressman Bob Etheridge ‘Student’ Ambush Video
By now, the video of U.S. Rep Bob Etheridge (D-NC) grabbing a young videographer has gone viral on the Internet.…
Chicago Trib Calls Out HuffPo Blogger for Not Disclosing Relationship To Rev. Jesse Jackson
Journalists should be careful to always disclose unavoidable conflicts of interest when reporting. But does this principle apply to the blogosphere…