by Sydney Smith on Oct 28, 2010
E-Commerce Links in News reports? NY Times, WaPo Public Editors Comment
Public editors at both the Washington Post and the New York Times recently weighed in on e-commerce links within the...
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by Sydney Smith on Oct 27, 2010
Detroit News Uncovers Fake Photo in Political Ad
The Detroit News' Ad Watch spotted a fake photo in the TV ad paid for by Tim Walberg, a candidate...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 27, 2010
Palin, Hannity, Beck, Levin Call for Retraction from POLITICO for Anonymously Sourced False Information
Sarah Palin, Glenn Beck, Sean Hannity and conservative talk radio host Mark Levin have all called for a retraction from...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 26, 2010
Photojournalist David Carson Defends Image of Trashed USA Flag
David Carson, a staff photographer for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, defended and contextualized his Oct. 7 photo of an American...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 26, 2010
NH Union-Leader: “We are not Anti-Gay” But No Same-Sex Wedding Announcements
Just weeks after a New Jersey Jewish weekly newspaper, the Jewish Standard, generated controversy for banning same-sex wedding announcements, one...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 25, 2010
Alaskan Editor Tony Hopfinger Handcuffed At U.S. Senate Candidate’s ‘town hall’ Meeting
Alaskan editor Tony Hopfinger shot into the spotlight in mid-October after a security guard arrested him at a political town hall meeting. ...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 25, 2010
NY Post Apologizes: 638-Word Hooker Correction May Be Longest in its History? Ducks libel threat
The New York Post's John Podhoretz's 638-word, page 3 apology to Kristin Davis for falsely labeling her a hooker was...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 24, 2010
WikiLeaks Latest Document Dump, Founder Assange Walks Off CNN set
WikiLeaks, the self-described whistleblower site which became a conversation topic after its July publication of 90,000 war documents, gave select major...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 23, 2010
Juan Williams firing makes fund drive ‘difficult’ says NPR Board member Robert Gordon, Nashville Public Radio President
Juan Williams is the latest in this year's string of reporters fired for their comments off-the-clock. Williams worked for National Public...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 22, 2010
WaPo Censors ‘Where’s Muhammed?’ Cartoon
The Washington Post's ombudsman Andrew Alexander reported Oct. 10 that the newspaper replaced the scheduled Oct. 3 "Non Sequitur" cartoon with an...