by Sydney Smith on Jan 13, 2011
Why no PBS News on Weekend?
PBS's ombudsman Michael Getler used his Jan. 13 column to question why PBS doesn't run news on the weekends. Getler...
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by Sydney Smith on Jan 13, 2011
10,000 Sign Petition for Glenn Beck Off Fox News?
The Guardian reported that the Jewish Funds for Justice "delivered a petition with 10,000 signatures" in a Jan. 13 protest...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 14, 2011
Denver Post Puts Ads on Editorial Pages?
According to Westword.com, the Denver Post published an advertisement on its editorial pages. It was the first time an ad...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 15, 2011
Do Media Regret Twitter Errors? How To Correct Tweets
News outlets typically issue corrections whenever they publish incorrect information. However, as more and more news outlets venture onto Twitter...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 15, 2011
Righthaven Sues Web Forum Users
Copyright protection firm Righthaven has expanded its lawsuits to include individual Web commenters, the Las Vegas Sun reported. StinkyJournalism has...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 15, 2011
Los Angeles Times Reporter Steve Lopez Defends his Almost Interview
Los Angeles Times reporter Steve Lopez defended himself against critics of his "attempt to interview" a former city politician in...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 16, 2011
Another WikiLeaks Hacktivist Jacob Appelbaum Questioned, NYT Corrects Error About $15K WikiLeaks Gift to Manning’s Defense Fund
WikiLeaks volunteer Jacob Appelbaum was again "questioned and searched" this week, ABC News reported. Appelbaum also recently tweeted some criticism...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 16, 2011
Dallas Morning News Defends Hospital Medicare Test Fail Story
A Dallas Morning News editor responded to criticism by a local doctor, Dr. Ron Anderson, over one of the newspaper's stories. ...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 17, 2011
Rudolph Elmer, Swiss Banker’s WikiLeaks Threat? 2,000 Off-Shore Account Doc Leaked Today
Rudolph Elmer reportedly is turning over "The offshore bank account details of 2,000 'high net worth individuals' and corporations –...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 19, 2011
UC Berkeley’s Student Newspaper Editor Sued for Not Retracting Posts
A man has filed a lawsuit accusing the head of the newspaper The Daily Californian of "intentional infliction of emotional...