by Sydney Smith on Sep 18, 2010
White House, Columbia Journalism Review, Politico Slam Forbes Article
Forbes magazine's cover story, "How Obama Thinks," by Dinesh D'Souza, has been criticized by both the White House and Columbia...
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by Sydney Smith on Sep 17, 2010
Ghostwriters for Drug Company Wyeth behind Dozens of Journal Articles?
A researcher claims that the drug manufacturer Wyeth hired a communications firm to write articles for medical journals that would...
by David W. Moore on Sep 16, 2010
Bush-Era Tax Cuts & Public Opinion: Those Crazy Media Polls Are At It Again!
Based on its most recent poll of the American public, the Associated Press just announced that “Almost half the country opposes...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 16, 2010
The Ethics of Reporting on Suicides
Edward Wasserman, journalism ethics professor at Washington and Lee University, blogged recently about the ethics of reporting on suicides. Wasserman's...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 15, 2010
Bloggers Locate “Original Photo” that was allegedly faked by Conservative Group
Bloggers at Newshounds helped Huffington Post writer Glenn W. Smith uncover what they claim to be the original photo that...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 13, 2010
Was it a Slow News Summer? NY Mag Compiles Top 10 “Shameless News Stories” (Not mentioning that they reported them too)
Was it a slow news summer? When there isn't any big, exciting hot news, do media outlets hype ordinarily less...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 13, 2010
Leaked memo from NY Times reminds staff of anonymous source policy
The New York Times's standards editor, Phil Corbett, sent out an internal memo to the Times newsroom addressing the use...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 12, 2010
Washington Post writer Jonathan Capehart duped by satire Twitter account
Another Washington Post writer has made headlines for his tweeting fake information. Weeks ago, sports writer Mike Wise was suspended...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 11, 2010
Terry Jones’s Quran Burning — Media Responsibility, Tips, and Policies
As of now, Gainesville, Florida pastor Terry Jones has well-publicized his intentions to burn copies of the Quran on Sept. 11....
by Sydney Smith on Sep 10, 2010
Journalism Ethicist Calls for WikiLeaks Code of Ethics
Stephen J.A. Ward called for WikiLeaks and other "whistleblower" sites to establish some form of ethics code. He explained his...