by Mitchell Petit-Frere on Jun 28, 2013
Why did Media Publish Racy Pictures of Edward Snowden’s Girlfriend?
Several sites including BuzzFeed, Inside Edition and the Daily Mail splashed photos and videos of a skimpily-dressed Lindsay Mills under...
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by Sydney Smith on Jun 29, 2013
Andrew Ross Sorkin Says Arrest Glenn Greenwald Comment ‘Overstepped’
Andrew Ross Sorkin, a columnist for the New York Times and co-anchor of CNBC's Squawk Box, apologized for his "hyperbole"...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 30, 2013
Biscuit Coma Story: Globe & Mail, Sun, Daily Mail, Examiner Also Hoaxed
Satire site RockCitytimes published a phony story claiming that food writer Kevin Shalin lapsed into a coma because he ate...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 01, 2013
Digital Manipulation of News Images? Survey Asks Photojournalists About Their Boundaries In a Survey
Texas's Midwestern State University is conducting a survey to see what people think about ongoing photojournalism ethics issues. The survey...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 02, 2013
CNN Shows George Zimmerman’s Social Security Number in Live Trial Footage
CNN showed George Zimmerman's Social Security number during its live coverage of the trial against him in the killing of...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 03, 2013
Reporter ‘Disciplined’: Interviewed Pastor for DOMA story Without Disclosing PR Work for Her Church
Las Vegas CBS-affiliate KLAS said it will "discipline" reporter Sharie Harvin after she reported on her church, for which she...
by David W. Moore on Jul 03, 2013
Should Abortion be legal in most cases? CNN & Quinnipiac Polls differ by 44-point swing, question wording matters.
The issue of abortion has been around so long, you might think that people’s opinions are firmly set by now....
by Sydney Smith on Jul 05, 2013
AP Guidelines: Don’t Get Info ‘at the expense of someone’s safety’
The Associated Press recommends that its journalists consider the possibility of "danger" in reporting. Using information from social media, especially...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 08, 2013
Fake Photo Showed Bogus Error, Milwaukee WTMJ-TV TV DIDN’T make NSFW Typo
A fake photo was circulating that purported to show a Milwaukee TV news error. The picture appeared to be a...
by London Shearer Allen on Jul 09, 2013
Forbes Publishes Fake Photo of Queen Elizabeth at US Open
Days after a huge tennis victory for the British Isles, Forbes published an article titled "What Would US Open Tickets...