by Sydney Smith on Jan 31, 2012
DART Center Publishes Advice on ‘Interviewing Victims’
The DART Center for Journalism & Trauma recently published a tipsheet on "interviewing victims" ethically. The advice came from the...
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by Sydney Smith on Jan 31, 2012
Roundup – Misreporting of Joe Paterno’s Death: Corrections, Retractions, Apologies and Social Media
As has been much documented, several media outlets misreported that former Penn State football coach Joe Paterno died Jan. 21. ...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 31, 2012
DART Center Advises on Reporting on Violence
The DART Center for Journalism & Trauma published a "40-page guide to help journalists, photojournalists and editors report on violence...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 31, 2012
WaPo Public Editor Apologizes for Wrong Blogpost Critical of WaPo
The Washington Post's public editor, Patrick Pexton, apologized Jan. 23 for an inaccurate Jan. 20 blogpost in which he criticized...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 30, 2012
What is Journalistic Purpose of CNN News Show’s Crank Calls?
Comedy Central's Jon Stewart slammed CNN for a segment of its new morning news program, Early Start, Talking Points Memo...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 29, 2012
PolitiFact Oregon Reverses a Ruling, Corrects Claim about Party Endorsement
PolitiFact Oregon corrected its Jan. 18 ruling that "Republican Rob Cornilles had the endorsements of a variety of local mayors,...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 28, 2012
Journalist Says NYT Made ‘Lazy ReWrite’ in Late December Ron Paul Story, NYT Defends
Journalist Julian Sanchez accused the New York Times of publishing a "very light, very lazy rewrite" of a 2008 article...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 28, 2012
SPJ Ethics Committee on Checkbook Journalism
The Society of Professional Journalists' ethics committee has published the third in its series of "position papers" about journalism ethics....
by Sydney Smith on Jan 26, 2012
BusinessWeek ‘Kills’ Bruised Mitt Romney Cover
BusinessWeek withheld its cover image picturing a bruised Mitt Romney with a black eye and cuts and bruises. New York Magazine,...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 26, 2012
Jewish Times Owner Plans to Sell Newspaper after Obama ‘Hit’ Column
Andrew Adler, publisher and editor-in-chief of the Atlanta Jewish Times, resigned this week over his controversial article suggesting a "hit"...