by Sydney Smith on Sep 11, 2011
NBC News Hacked, Group Posted Fake News about 9/11 Anniversary Attacks
NBC News' Twitter account was hacked Sept. 9. In a matter of a few moments, four fake tweets were published...
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by Sydney Smith on Sep 11, 2011
Medill E-mails Go To Court?
E-mails between former Northwestern University professor David Protess and students must be provided to the courts, the Chicago Tribune reported...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 11, 2011
Woman asks Judge to Intervene in Newspaper’s Reports
Joanna Snyder, described by the Salem News as "a career con woman," asked a judge to restrict a reporter's coverage...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 09, 2011
Business Insider Will Give Anyone Anonymity?
Does Business Insider have one of the most lax anonymous source policies? The business news blog's CEO, Henry Blodget, revealed...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 09, 2011
New Republic Removes Photoshopped GOP Debate Picture
The New Republic has removed a photoshopped image that cut-and-pasted Texas governor and presidential candidate Rick Perry into a month-old photo...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 08, 2011
Yahoo News Unpublishes Post Accused of Racism?
Yahoo News has unpublished an aggregated story and image that led to charges of racism, according to the author of the original...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 08, 2011
Fox News, ABC Publish ‘Selectively Edited’ James Hoffa Speech?
Fox News and ABC News aired a "selectively edited" video of a speech made by Teamster president James Hoffa, Yahoo...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 06, 2011
More Testimony to Parliament over News of the World Phone Hacking Charges
Two former News International staff, Tom Crone and Colin Myler, alleged James Murdoch gave faulty information in his July 19...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 06, 2011
Alabama TV News Station Retracts Story on Supreme Court Vote that hasn’t Happened
Alabama NBC-affiliate WSFA issued a retraction in mid-August for its Aug 12 story on an Alabama Supreme Court decision on...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 05, 2011
NYT Business Editor Ingrassia Rejects Ombudsman’s Criticism of Dealbook
In his Aug. 27 column, New York Times public editor Arthur Brisbane criticized NYT's "financial news service" section, DealBook, and suggested the site...