by Sydney Smith on Oct 04, 2010
24/7 News Cycle Creates Problems for Journalists’ Role as Fact-Checkers
Edward Wasserman, Knight professor of journalism ethics at Washington and Lee University wrote in a guest column for The Miami Herald...
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by Sydney Smith on Oct 03, 2010
CNN’s Rick Sanchez Fired, Called Jon Stewart “Bigot”
CNN reporter Rick Sanchez was fired for his remarks during a comedy satellite radio show "Stand Up! With Pete Dominick," Oct. 1....
by Sydney Smith on Oct 02, 2010
Web Copyright Battle: 144 Lawsuits Over Las Vegas Review-Journal’s Content Draws Counterclaim
Earlier this summer, a Las Vegas newspaper and a copyright protection company's lawsuits against websites using the newspaper's content generated...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 02, 2010
Not Skipping Class: Student Newspaper’s Misleading Photo Corrected, Lesson in False Light, Media Ethics
The adviser for a Wisconsin high school newspaper penned an editorial letter to the newspaper's readers last week following the newspaper's...
by George F. Bishop on Oct 01, 2010
Polling American Minds: Is the economy really your priority?
Well, the economy must be the priority because that’s what all the pollsters are certainly telling us these days—repeated by...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 01, 2010
“I’m a citizen journalist,” Controversy over Bloggers at Seattle Public Schools News Conference
The controversy started after Melissa Westbrook, who "has blogged about Seattle Public Schools for more than a decade," was told...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 30, 2010
Kansas Labels Journalism a “Dying Industry;” Cuts High School Journalism Funding
The state of Kansas' department of education will not fund high school journalism classes going forward, Newsweek reported in its...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 30, 2010
New York Times Corrects Alzheimer’s Study Article after Public Editor Inquiry
Arthur Brisbane, the new New York Times public editor, devoted his first report for the Times on an article about...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 29, 2010
US Gov trains foreign military…and journalists?
We already know that the U.S. government trains foreign military. But now, the U.S. government is facilitating the training of foreign...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 29, 2010
Forbes To Fact Check Disputed Dinesh D’Souza Obama Story, After Publishing It
Forbes magazine agreed to fact check Dinesh D'Souza's Barack Obama article post-publication "to see if an apology or a correction...