by Danielle Mastropiero on Mar 24, 2009
People Magazine Blurs Line Between Ads and Content
Ideally, one of the most sacred staples of journalistic ethics is keeping the line between content and advertisements from being...
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by Danielle Mastropiero on Mar 18, 2009
National Survey Says: 94% of Journalists Use P.R. Material
A survey conducted by media intelligence company Cison in conjunction with George Washington University showed rather unsettling results about the...
by Rhonda Roland Shearer on Mar 17, 2009
NY Times Sunday Business Section-Lite?
If you judged the economy by New York Times' Sunday Business section this week, you would think it was just...
by Rhonda Roland Shearer on Mar 16, 2009
God and The Internet: Dalai Lama gets Fake Twitter account
A peculiar question arose after a fake Twitter account for the Dalai Lama was exposed: Can the Dalai Lama Twitter...
by Danielle Elliot on Mar 13, 2009
Pharma Companies Find Way Around FDA?
It's hard to watch even an hour of T.V. in the U.S. without seeing an ad for one prescription drug...
by Danielle Elliot on Mar 12, 2009
Kate Winslet Photo Used in Fauxtography:
World Entertainment News Network (www.wenn.com) reports that a British political party used fauxtography in their annual conference brochure. The doctored...
by Danielle Elliot on Mar 11, 2009
NYDaily News Article on Accused Killer Cop Shows Perils of Constant Updating
Newspapers enter murky waters when they try to update news stories as they come in. A recent case backs up...
by Rhonda Roland Shearer on Mar 10, 2009
ABC News’ Exploitation of Medical Conditions?
WHY IS THE MAN WITH THE "WORLD'S LONGEST EAR HAIR" PAIRED WITH THIS YOUNG BOY WITH A HEART DEFECT? The...
by Danielle Elliot on Mar 10, 2009
Did KTVU Discover “Hydrogen Sulfide” Gas in Solid Form?
Reporters sometimes make it all too obvious that they haven’t done sufficient research before publishing a story. A routine web...
by Danielle Mastropiero on Mar 06, 2009
Snopes Duped! “World’s Tallest Woman” Photo a Fake
Snopes is a well-known, and often useful debunking web site. It is described as "The definitive Internet reference source for...