by Molika Ashford on Oct 16, 2009
NY Daily News Uses Bronx Trash To Illustrate Florida Women’s Death
What a pile of garbage. “Woman found dead under 8 feet of trash in Florida home,” reads an October 8th,...
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by Katie Rolnick on Oct 16, 2009
Las Vegas TV Station Accuses Competitors of Disguising Ads as News
During this summer's recession, while news outlets were struggling to make ends meet, three TV stations in Las Vegas might...
by Molika Ashford on Oct 15, 2009
Media Misleads on NASA Moon Mission: Headlines Say We "Bombed" The Moon
On the morning of October 9, the NASA LCROSS mission impacted the Moon to test the debris for water. Many...
by Molika Ashford on Oct 15, 2009
The Daily Show Skewers CNN After CNN Fact-Checks Saturday Night Live
Quick, say fact-check five times fast. In a funny sort of parody sandwich, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart found...
by Katie Rolnick on Oct 14, 2009
Fact-Checking the Press: The White House as Watchdog
It seems the White House has taken on a new role: fact checker. But they're not just keeping tabs on...
by Katie Rolnick on Oct 14, 2009
UPDATE: Fact Checking or Fox Fighting? The White House Communications Director Narrows Her Target
Earlier today, we wrote about the White House's new campaign to combat false or misleading assertions made by the media....
by Molika Ashford on Oct 13, 2009
Words Of Advice From An Ad Student : Ethics needed in media product placement
We don’t always think about advertising in media as a two way street. But it’s not only the responsibility of...
by Katie Rolnick on Oct 13, 2009
President Obama’s Recommended Revisions Undermine Federal Shield Law
Not long ago, we wrote about an amendment to the proposed federal media shield, a law that would protect journalists...
by Katie Rolnick on Oct 12, 2009
Ethics Questions Linger While Milwaukee University Lecturer Jessica McBride Continues Teaching
This summer we wrote about freelance journalist and University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee journalism lecturer Jessica McBride's affair with the city's police...
by Molika Ashford on Oct 12, 2009
Daily Corrections? Should media put corrections in their news feeds?
Corrections offer a news outlet the chance to right their wrongs transparently. But because of the way corrections are issued—in...