by Sydney Smith on Aug 15, 2010
Tips for ‘dealing with grief-stricken families’ from Journalism Prof
How can reporters write about deaths without speaking to the family of the deceased? Are there ways that reporters can...
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by Sydney Smith on Aug 14, 2010
WikiLeaks Part II: Secret Afghan Documents, News source or news site?
While it's openly an advocacy and whistleblower safe haven, WikiLeaks has also caused a stir by crossing into gray journalistic...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 13, 2010
WikiLeaks Part I: What Do We Know About WikiLeaks?
The late July publication of thousands of secret U.S. documents relating to the war in Afghanistan by the mysterious website...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 10, 2010
Basketball Player Anthony Davis May Sue Chicago Sun-Times
The Chicago Sun-Times is under fire for its publication of two anonymously sourced reports that the University of Kentucky intended...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 08, 2010
Fred Barnes said not on ‘conservative team,’ Yet Republican Party pays him to speak
Journalist Fred Barnes wrote July 22 for the Wall Street Journal’s opinion page slamming liberal colleagues for disregarding the tenets...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 07, 2010
Historian and Wife Apologize, Pay Two Authors Defamed in Online “Poison Pen” Reviews
Professor Orlando Figes, the high-profile London historian who earlier this year fessed up to writing defamatory anonymous reviews of competitors' work on...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 06, 2010
Is anonymous commenting ending on the web? New York Post writer thinks so…
The New York Post's Annie Karni wrote in a July 18 column that she believes recent lawsuits indicate Internet anonymity...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 05, 2010
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...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 04, 2010
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...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 03, 2010
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...