by Sydney Smith on Jul 31, 2011
Fake Tweet Starts Rumor Piers Morgan Suspended
Fake news that CNN host and former Daily Mirror and News of the World editor Piers Morgan had been suspended...
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by Sydney Smith on Jul 30, 2011
LATimes Updates Style guide on Latino, Hispanic
The Los Angeles Times has revised its style guide entries for Latino and Hispanic, the newspaper's readers representative Deirdre Edgar wrote...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 30, 2011
NYPost Ordered Against Deleting Phone Hacking Docs
New York Post staff has been advised to "preserve and maintain documents" regarding phone hacking, the Poynter Institute's Jim Romenesko...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 30, 2011
Shirley Sherrod’s Defamation Lawsuit Against Andrew Breitbart OK’ed by Court
The Legal Times reported July 28 that Shirley Sherrod's lawsuit against Andrew Breitbart will not be dismissed. According to the Legal Times,...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 30, 2011
Columbia Journalism Review Criticizes News Outlets for Not Having Correction Policies/Practices Published
Professor Justin D. Martin called out news outlets for having insufficient corrections policies or practices in a recent post for...
by David W. Moore on Jul 29, 2011
What Americans Really Want in the Debt Limit Controversy
As the world waits to see what Congress and the President will do about the debt limit, pollsters have been...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 29, 2011
New Policy and Journalistic Standards at the Toronto Star
Toronto Star public editor Kathy English reported in early July that the Star has an updated policy manual. According to...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 29, 2011
Seattle Weekly Writer Doesn’t Disclose His Article was on his Fiance
Seattle Weekly recently committed a "massive failure of disclosure" in its cover story by Wallowa County Chieftain editor and publisher Rick...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 29, 2011
Richard Jewell Libel Lawsuit against Atlanta Journal-Constitution Dismissed
A libel lawsuit against the Atlanta Journal-Constitution for its stories linking Richard Jewell to the 1996 Olympic bombing has been...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 27, 2011
Lawsuit Against Greg Mortenson Dropped
Illinois former teacher Deborah Netter is no longer suing Greg Mortenson, Sky News reported. Netter's lawsuit was against Mortenson, co-author...