by Sydney Smith on Mar 05, 2012
James O’Keefe Suing Current TV, Keith Olbermann for Defamation
James O'Keefe is suing Current Media, Keith Olbermann, and David Shuster for libel over a December 22, 2011 program that...
James O'Keefe
by Sydney Smith on Aug 03, 2011
James O’Keefe Soliciting Donations
James O'Keefe is soliciting for $30,000 in donations, Talking Points Memo reported. O'Keefe is the conservative activist who taped and...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 14, 2011
NPR Ombudsman On Being NPR’s Ombudsman
In an interview with Columbia Journalism Review, NPR's ombudsman Alicia Shepard commented on what it's like to have her job. ...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 02, 2011
Bill Keller’s NYT Column Criticized for Errors, Misrepresenting Quotes
A recent column by New York Times executive editor Bill Keller' for NYT Magazine has been criticized for a clear factual...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 17, 2011
James O’Keefe’s NPR Sting: NPR Never Took $5 Million, Glenn Beck Questions Editing
After the firing of Ron Schiller and the resignation of Vivian Schiller, NPR has reiterated that it never accepted the...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 10, 2011
NPR CEO Out After Undercover Video Comments by Fundraising Chief
National Public Radio CEO Vivian Schiller resigned yesterday, the day after conservative activist James O'Keefe released a secretly recorded video of...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 28, 2010
ACORN Media Roundup: Criticism of Media Coverage Runs Wild
With the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (aka ACORN) closing this week, bloggers have been buzzing about how...
by Molika Ashford on Oct 05, 2009
Mainstream Press Chides Itself: We Should Pay More Attention to Right-Wing Media
First the Washington Post’s ombudsman, and now the New York Times’ own public editor have weighed in: Their own papers,...
by Molika Ashford on Sep 30, 2009
Gotcha! Journalists weigh in on the ethics of activist reporting
While there is little question that the actions of the community organizing group ACORN--revealed in a series of covert videos...