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...
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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 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...
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 Vivek Trivedi on Oct 17, 2011
Did New York Media Go Too Far in Reporting on Local Rape Victim?
Did several local New York media outlets violate journalism ethics in reports on the alleged August rape of a New York...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 17, 2011
Missoulian Not Satisfied with Examiner.Com Apology for Plagiarism Charges
After being accused of plagiarism, the hyperlocal news site Examiner.com apologized for and unpublished the stories in question, Poynter's Jim Romenesko...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 16, 2011
Copyright over Steve Jobs Apple image?
Los Angeles resident Farzin Adeli is attempting to get a copyright on a graphic design image that incorporates Steve Jobs'...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 16, 2011
Update on James Risen case: Reporter has to give Info about ‘Accuracy’
Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press reported that New York Times reporter James Risen has been ordered to "testify ...