by Sydney Smith on Oct 18, 2011
Social Media Best Practices
The Poynter Institute's Jeff Sonderman advised about how to manage social media accounts. One of his seven suggestions called for...
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by Sydney Smith on Oct 18, 2011
Petition Calls for Transparency from the NYTimes
The Guardian's Roy Greenslade highlighted a petition for the New York Times to be more transparent about the "experts" it...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 18, 2011
Was it OK for Boston Globe to ID Whitey Bulger Informant?
Media Bistro's Fishbowl LA questioned the Boston Globe's decision to name the woman who "tipped the FBI to the whereabouts"...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 18, 2011
LulzSec hacking Group to Leak Hacked Info?
A member of hacking group Lulz Sec, Sabu, announced on Reddit that the group has "stashed" away 4 GB worth...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 19, 2011
“Where did Salon’s Corrections Go?”
Regret the Error's Craig Silverman questioned Oct. 11 what happened to Salon's corrections page. The page used to collect all...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 19, 2011
Fake NY Daily News reporters at Occupy Wall Street Protests
Two men who were at the Occupy Wall Street protest on Oct. 8 posed as New York Daily News reporters,...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 19, 2011
POLITICO Reporter Kendra Marr Resigns After Plagiarism
POLITICO's national political reporter Kendra Marr resigned after editors learned that she had plagiarized, POLITICO revealed in an Oct. 13 post. According...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 19, 2011
Kansas City Star: Does Criminal Past Matter for Sourcing?
Kansas City Star readers representative Derek Donovan questioned in a recent column if journalists should look into a source's criminal...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 20, 2011
Anderson Cooper Show Guest ends up in Coma while Taping himself Skateboard for Show
As has been widely reported, a teenager was injured earlier this month while taping himself skateboarding for Anderson, a CNN talk show. The...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 20, 2011
HuffPost Corrects Bethenny Frankel Stories on SkinnyGirl
The Huffington Post corrected its Oct.11 and 13 story claiming reality TV star Bethenny Frankel "only earned $8.1 million from...