by Sydney Smith on Mar 11, 2012
Georgia Student Newspaper the Colonnade Apologizes for Plagiarism
Georgia College & State University's student newspaper The Colonnade, published a March 1 note to readers apologizing for publishing a...
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by Sydney Smith on Mar 11, 2012
WaPo Public Editor Advises Staff on Responding to Reader Concerns
The Washington Post's public editor Patrick Pexton called on the Post's staff to be more responsive and polite to readers...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 12, 2012
AWARDS: 1st Data Journalism Awards this Year, Awards will Promote & Set Best Practices, Standards
The European Journalism Centre,an "independent, international, non-profit institute dedicated to the highest standards in journalism," is accepting entries for the...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 14, 2012
CJR Criticizes Bloomberg News’ Policy on Reporting on Itself, Parent Company
Columbia Journalism Review's Ryan Chittum questioned Bloomberg News's lack of reporting on its owner, New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg....
by Sydney Smith on Mar 16, 2012
Former Newspaper Association Prez Accused of ‘Serial Plagiarism’
Poynter's Craig Silverman and Andrew Beaujon highlighted a shocking case of plagiarism by a former North Dakota Newspaper Association president,...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 16, 2012
LAT Ran at least 7 Corrections on Danish versus Dutch since ’06
The Los Angeles Times has mixed up news about the Danish and the Dutch on numerous occasions over the past...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 16, 2012
Nonprofit News Site NewsTrust Closes as ‘Consumer Destination’
In a January post, NewsTrust's Fabrice Florin announced NewsTrust was closing. The site identified itself as a "nonprofit news service"...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 17, 2012
Public Radio’s This American Life Retracts Mike Daisey FoxConn Story with Fabrications
Public radio program This American Life retracted a report on Apple by Mike Daisey that was "the single most popular...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 18, 2012
Blog Reports on Tweets by Scout Willis, Willis Rep Says Tweets Satire for Class Project
Blog Ivy Gate published on March 7 information from the Twitter account of @bougpunk, which Ivy Gate identified as the...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 18, 2012
Former Editor Dennis Wilen Says He was Fired for Cartoon Patch Said was Racist
According to Media Bistro's Fishbowl LA, a year after Brentwood, California Patch editor Dennis Wilen was fired, Wilen is explaining...