by Sydney Smith on Jul 22, 2011
New Ethics Code for Bloggers?
Editors Weblog questioned if bloggers should have a code of ethics like traditional journalists. According to Editors Weblog, Cyber Journalist...
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by Corinne Segal on Jul 21, 2011
HuffPost ‘Indefinite’ Suspension of Amy Lee for Over-Aggregating Lasts 2 weeks
The Huffington Post “indefinitely” suspended reporter Amy Lee July 11 after she was accused of over-aggregating an Ad Age article. ...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 19, 2011
Kansas City Star Fires Columnist Steve Penn for Plagiarizing from Press Releases
The Kansas City Star fired columnist Steve Penn for plagiarizing from press releases. "In some cases [Penn was] presenting others’ conclusions...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 17, 2011
New York Times Fact-Checking Social Security Claims?
The American's Andrew Biggs questioned the New York Times' editorial fact-checking after reading what he called "dubious assertions" in the...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 16, 2011
Deseret News Hoaxed by Baptist Gay Marriage Fake Story
Utah newspaper the Deseret News has unpublished a story after it was revealed to be a hoax, according to SBC...
by Corinne Segal on Jul 16, 2011
Nancy Grace responds to criticism of Casey Anthony coverage
CNN-owned Headline News anchor Nancy Grace stated that her highly emotional coverage of the trial of 25-year-old Casey Anthony, who...
by Corinne Segal on Jul 16, 2011
ESPN’s Grantland not transparent with corrections, Craig Silverman says
In a recent Columbia Journalism Review column, Craig Silverman criticized ESPN-backed sports website Grantland for a lack of transparency in its...
by Corinne Segal on Jul 16, 2011
Fox misrepresents climate change study
Fox News put a “patently false” headline on a Reuters story about a climate change study, according to progressive media watchdog Media Matters. Fox...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 15, 2011
U.S. Politicians Call for Investigation into Claims NOTW Hacked 9/11 Victims Phones
The FBI will be investigate if "operatives working for News Corp. newspapers hacked into voicemail accounts of victims of the...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 14, 2011
Reuters Retracts David Cay Johnston’s News Corp Tax Column, Johnston Apologizes
Reuters retracted a column alleging News Corp. profited from income taxes, National Public Radio reported. Reuters issued an "advisory" in a July 13...