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by on Feb 13, 2015

Part I: The Unspoken Peril for “Citizen Journalists”

Citizen journalists provide content to for-profit media outlets without getting paid. It turns out since content has value, IRS rules may consider this transaction “a gift.” This is bad news for citizen journalists who may be subject to unexpected gift tax, while media companies don’t owe a dime

by on Feb 13, 2015

Top 10 Dubious Polling Awards, 2014

Pew, Gallup and Rasmussen landed in the 10th stop for the 6th annual dubious polling awards, winning the Goldilocks and Three Bears Award. Like Goldilocks tasting the porridge – one that was too hot, another too cold, and the third just right – Pew, Gallup and Rasmussen have provided us with three quite different views of the public on immigration reform.

by on Feb 13, 2015

Top 10 Dubious Polling Awards, 2015

CNN earned the 10th spot on iMediaEthics’ annual dubious polling award for its uncanny ability to design polls that squeeze opinions out of (on average) 98.5 percent of Ameriacns.