by Sydney Smith on Jun 29, 2010
Bloggers Call Out Telegraph For Re-Using Gaza Photo From 2009
MediaBackspin and YidwithLid blogged June 28 that that the Daily Telegraph used a 2009 photo out of context --suggesting a...
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by Sydney Smith on Jun 28, 2010
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...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 27, 2010
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...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 26, 2010
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...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 25, 2010
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...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 24, 2010
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...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 23, 2010
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...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 22, 2010
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...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 20, 2010
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...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 19, 2010
Lance Armstrong’s cursing T-shirt not real, Outside Magazine uses Photoshop
Outside magazine's July issue features a cover image of seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong donning a T-shirt reading:...