by Sydney Smith on Jan 15, 2011
Do Media Regret Twitter Errors? How To Correct Tweets
News outlets typically issue corrections whenever they publish incorrect information. However, as more and more news outlets venture onto Twitter...
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by Sydney Smith on Jan 15, 2011
Righthaven Sues Web Forum Users
Copyright protection firm Righthaven has expanded its lawsuits to include individual Web commenters, the Las Vegas Sun reported. StinkyJournalism has...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 15, 2011
Los Angeles Times Reporter Steve Lopez Defends his Almost Interview
Los Angeles Times reporter Steve Lopez defended himself against critics of his "attempt to interview" a former city politician in...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 14, 2011
Denver Post Puts Ads on Editorial Pages?
According to Westword.com, the Denver Post published an advertisement on its editorial pages. It was the first time an ad...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 13, 2011
SPJ Exec Committee Recommends Ending Helen Thomas Award
The Society of Professional Journalists' executive committee recommended that the SPJ "retire" its Helen Thomas award. The SPJ explained in...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 13, 2011
Howard Kurtz Mixed Up Darrell Issa With Spokesman, Finally Corrects Error
News outlets publish corrections every day, but Howard Kurtz's recent correction to a Daily Beast story has gotten a lot...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 13, 2011
Righthaven founder speaks about copyright lawsuit campaign
Fortune published an interview with Righthaven's founder. iMediaEthics has been reporting the copyright infringement lawsuits by Righthaven on behalf of newspapers...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 13, 2011
Why no PBS News on Weekend?
PBS's ombudsman Michael Getler used his Jan. 13 column to question why PBS doesn't run news on the weekends. Getler...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 13, 2011
10,000 Sign Petition for Glenn Beck Off Fox News?
The Guardian reported that the Jewish Funds for Justice "delivered a petition with 10,000 signatures" in a Jan. 13 protest...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 11, 2011
NPR Apologizes, Corrects Stories Claiming Congresswoman Gabby Giffords Died
The mass shooting in Arizona on Jan. 8 left six people dead and Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords "seriously wounded," but some news outlets...