What’s in A Name?: NPR Official Style Policy calls for Rahm Emanuel’s First And Last Names in All References
Mr. Rahm Emanuel, Rahm, Mr. Emanuel, Emanuel? Confused? So are we, after reading a November 18 article by NPR ombudsman…
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Why Journalists Should Learn Math (Or At Least Learn to Fact-Check Math)
Regret The Error’s Craig Silverman has a great post up at the Columbia Journalism Review about why journalists should learn math.…
Update: Justice Anthony Kennedy Corrects His Position: He Does Not Require Prior Approval on Student Press
Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy has responded to criticism of his restraint on the Dalton school’s newspaper in an interview…
Scientology Antagonist St. Petersburg Times Sells ‘Sibling Publication’ to Scientologists
iMediaEthics recently mentioned the longtime animosity between the St. Petersburg Times and the Church of Scientology. So it comes as a…
The Pros and Cons of Government-Subsidized Journalism: New Media Critics Weigh In
When it comes to new media, I often look to Steve Buttry, Information Content Conductor for Gazette Communications in Cedar…
On The Media Talks to Health News Review About Why They Quit Rating TV Health News
If we can’t always trust health news (especially TV health news), at least it’s nice to know that media watchdogs…
British Free Speech Organizations Publish Suggestions for Reforming UK Libel Law
On November 10, two British freedom of expression organizations--the Index on Censorship (IOC) and English PEN--released a report recommending a…
New York Times Incorrectly Describes Defense of Marriage Act : Won’t Respond to Requests for Correction
We recently received a tip from a reader pointing us to an error in a New York Times story about…
CJR Questions Success of Partnership Between NY Times and “Crowdfunding” Site Spot.Us
New York Times story--“Afloat in the Ocean, Expanding Islands of Trash” by freelance writer Lindsey Hoshaw--looks like a normal Science…
Scientology Magazine Now Hiring “Investigative Journalists”
Unemployed journalists, check it out. Want to do enterprising, investigative journalism and get paid for it? Freedom, a magazine published…