by Sydney Smith on May 29, 2011
White House Punishes Boston Herald For Bias After After Mitt Romney Oped?
The White House denied the Boston Herald access to a Barack Obama fundraiser and accused the newspaper of bias, the...
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by Sydney Smith on May 29, 2011
WashPost Admits Travel Freelancer Plagiarized from Andy Warhol Documentary
The Washington Post admitted that one of its freelancers plagiarized from a documentary for a Post Travel section story on...
by Sydney Smith on May 28, 2011
Bozeman Daily Chronicle Didn’t Disclose Reporter Karin Ronnow Worked for Greg Mortenson Charity
Karin Ronnow left the Bozeman Daily Chronicle earlier this month "after it became widely known that she also wrote an...
by Sydney Smith on May 28, 2011
Howard Kurtz Criticizes CNN Segment for ‘Airbrushing’ Spitzer Scandal
Howard Kurtz, who hosts CNN's Sunday show Reliable Sources, criticized CNN for "airbrushing history" in a segment earlier this month on...
by Sydney Smith on May 27, 2011
Kenyan Newspaper Corrects Fake Story about $10 Million Cash Lost — Sort Of
South African newspaper The Standard corrected its report on $10 million cash lost in a Kenyan airport -- well, sort of....
by Sydney Smith on May 27, 2011
Ed Schultz Suspended From MSNBC For One Week
Ed Schultz was suspended by MSNBC for calling Laura Ingraham "a right wing slut" and a "talk slut," Mediaite reported....
by Sydney Smith on May 27, 2011
New York Times Corrects 1899 Obituary in 2011
The New York Times explained in a post on its "City Room" blog that it has corrected a 112-year-old obituary...
by Sydney Smith on May 27, 2011
Issues in Zimbabwe’s Journalism Ethics
Bornwell Chakaodza opined for Financial Gazette that journalism ethics in Zimbabwe are "under pressure." Commenting that journalists are better at...
by Sydney Smith on May 27, 2011
AJR on Fact Checking’s Importance
American Journalism Review reported on the "rise of the fact-checking movement" and noted its significance in politics. AJR's report advocated...
by Stephan Lherisson , Sydney Smith on May 26, 2011
David Epstein Columbia Professor Incest Charges Raises Questions
David Epstein, political science professor at Columbia University, was arrested last December for having an incestuous relationship with his daughter....