by Sydney Smith on Jun 07, 2011
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...
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by Sydney Smith on Jun 07, 2011
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...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 07, 2011
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....
by Sydney Smith on Jun 07, 2011
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...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 07, 2011
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...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 06, 2011
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...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 06, 2011
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...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 05, 2011
Max Mosley appealing ruling against requiring newspapers’ prior notification
Former Formula 1 head Max Mosley's attorneys have appealed the European Court of Human Rights's ruling last month, Journalism.co.uk reported. The...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 05, 2011
NYT: We Didn’t Hack E-mail for Story about SEC case against Goldman Sachs VP
Reuters' Felix Salmon, Gawker's John Cook, and attorney Maxwell Kennerly questioned the New York Times' methods for obtaining e-mails cited...