by Sydney Smith on Jul 29, 2011
Richard Jewell Libel Lawsuit against Atlanta Journal-Constitution Dismissed
A libel lawsuit against the Atlanta Journal-Constitution for its stories linking Richard Jewell to the 1996 Olympic bombing has been...
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by Sydney Smith on Jul 30, 2011
LATimes Updates Style guide on Latino, Hispanic
The Los Angeles Times has revised its style guide entries for Latino and Hispanic, the newspaper's readers representative Deirdre Edgar wrote...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 30, 2011
NYPost Ordered Against Deleting Phone Hacking Docs
New York Post staff has been advised to "preserve and maintain documents" regarding phone hacking, the Poynter Institute's Jim Romenesko...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 30, 2011
Shirley Sherrod’s Defamation Lawsuit Against Andrew Breitbart OK’ed by Court
The Legal Times reported July 28 that Shirley Sherrod's lawsuit against Andrew Breitbart will not be dismissed. According to the Legal Times,...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 30, 2011
Columbia Journalism Review Criticizes News Outlets for Not Having Correction Policies/Practices Published
Professor Justin D. Martin called out news outlets for having insufficient corrections policies or practices in a recent post for...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 31, 2011
Fake Tweet Starts Rumor Piers Morgan Suspended
Fake news that CNN host and former Daily Mirror and News of the World editor Piers Morgan had been suspended...
by Corinne Segal on Aug 01, 2011
Did the Media’s Mocking of Harold Camping violate religious freedom?
Another Apocalypse is predicted for October 21, 2011. Will radio host Harold Camping and his followers again serve as fodder...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 01, 2011
2 UK Papers Fined for Contempt of Court, 8 UK Newspapers Pay Libel Fees to Christopher Jefferies
UK's High Court fined two UK newspapers for contempt of court over their reporting on the murder of Jo Yeates,...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 01, 2011
New York Times Exec Editor Bill Keller Had Corrections in 5 of 12 Columns
New York Times' Bill Keller is ending his column for the Times magazine after six months, which may be a...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 01, 2011
Crime Reports Should Be Careful With Their Use of Labels
The executive director of the National Organization for Women, Sonia Ossorio, wrote in late July for Editor & Publisher on...