by Sydney Smith on Apr 13, 2010
Civic Journalism: Should Journalists Be Civically Active?
Journalists typically try to avoid voicing their opinions on government policy, but journalist and media consultant Amy Gahran says that...
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by Sydney Smith on Apr 14, 2010
More bloggers call themselves journalists. Does it matter?
A new study published by PRWeek and PR Newswire indicates that 52% of bloggers consider themselves journalists. This is a...
by Robert Buckman on Apr 16, 2010
Ernie Pyle, WWII correspondent who got it right, Killed 65 years ago this week
Sixty-five years ago this week, on April 18, 1945, iconic war correspondent Ernie Pyle was killed by Japanese machine gun fire while...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 16, 2010
ABC News Using Politifact to Fact-Check “This Week”
Last Sunday, ABC News program This Week was officially fact-checked. One might think that news programs are always fact-checked. But, This...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 17, 2010
FOX News Cancels Sean Hannity’s Tea Party Event Coverage
Kudos to Fox News for pulling Sean Hannity's program from its coverage of the Cincinnati Tea Party, even if it was at the last minute....
by Sydney Smith on Apr 18, 2010
Secretly recorded video of Dallas Cowboys’ owner Jerry Jones: Newsworthy or invasion of privacy?
A video of Dallas Cowboys' owner Jerry Jones slamming Bill Parcells and Tim Tebow while drinking in a bar made...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 20, 2010
Police raided student newspaper to seize riot photos
Did the April 10, 2010 violence at a Virginia student "Springfest" riot justify police raiding a student newspaper's office to...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 21, 2010
CBS News Spreads Rumor, Said Supreme Court Frontrunner Elena Kagan gay
There's a new case of poor (or no) fact checking by the mainstream media. This time, the culprit is CBS...
by George F. Bishop on Apr 22, 2010
The Tea Party Myths : Polls “R”Us
Polls and commentary about the Tea Party movement and its supporters, their politics, their demographics and psychographics proliferate as I...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 22, 2010
Injured Freelance Journalist Paul Raffaele Files Lawsuit against Smithsonian Mag, United States
EXCLUSIVE: Freelance journalist Paul Raffaele is suing the United States, the Smithsonian Institution and Smithsonian magazine for breach of contract....