by Sydney Smith on May 06, 2012
PR Company Apologizes for Soliciting Gifts, $ for CNN Freelancer’s Baby Shower, CNN says
Gawker published what appeared to be an invitation to exchange gifts for a CNN Espanol reporter's baby shower for coverage...
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by Sydney Smith on May 05, 2012
Ellen Show Takes Down Video with ‘Not Correct or Current’ Claims about Mayor Cory Booker
The Ellen DeGeneres Show took a video segment embellishing claims about Newark, New Jersey mayor Cory Booker off its website,...
by Sydney Smith on May 05, 2012
Chicago Sun-Times Editor Calls Reporter’s Tweets ‘Offensive’
The Chicago Sun-Times editor Jim Kirk commented on "a series of offensive tweets about women" by the Sun-Times' Joe Cowley,...
by Sydney Smith on May 01, 2012
College Magazine Apologizes for Plagiarism, Retracts Articles, Fires Plagiarist
Three student journalists no longer work for Rochester Institute of Technology's Reporter magazine after "discoveries of plagiarism within two recent stories,"...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 29, 2012
Reactions to LATimes’ Graphic Front-Page Photos
The Christian Science Monitor questioned if the Los Angeles Times made the "right call" in its April 18 publication of...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 29, 2012
Texas Couple Wins $13.7 Million over Anonymous Libelous Comments
A Texas couple named Mark and Rhonda Lesher won $13.7 million after filing a libel case over anonymous online comments,...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 29, 2012
Call for Media Ethics Papers on Digital Ethics
Loyola University Chicago's The Center for Digital Ethics & Policy announced a call for papers for its annual International Symposium...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 28, 2012
NYDaily News Photog Says Tweet Suggesting NYT Checkbook Journalism ‘Wrong’, POLITICO reports
A New York Daily News photographer said "I was wrong and sorry" for an April 20 tweet, POLITICO reported. His...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 28, 2012
‘Racist’ and ‘Right Wing’ Facebook Posts Prompt Re-assignment of Essence Editor
According to the Maynard Institute's Richard Prince and Media Bistro, Essence magazine's managing editor Michael Bullerdick posted "racist and extreme...
by David W. Moore on Apr 26, 2012
The Myth of Voter Volatility – Caused More by Polls than Voters
In a recent appearance on PBS’ The News Hour, David Brooks predicted that the election campaign this year would be...