by Sydney Smith on Oct 22, 2010
WaPo Censors ‘Where’s Muhammed?’ Cartoon
The Washington Post's ombudsman Andrew Alexander reported Oct. 10 that the newspaper replaced the scheduled Oct. 3 "Non Sequitur" cartoon with an...
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by Sydney Smith on Oct 22, 2010
Reuters Journalist Neil Collins Quits, Didn’t Disclose Financial Conflict of Interest
Reuters journalist Neil Collins has resigned after not disclosing he owned stock in companies he wrote about, according to the...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 22, 2010
Iran’s Leader Promotes Citizen Journalism?
Even though citizen journalists were arrested last year after Iran's presidential election, Iranian "spiritual leader and highest authority" Ayatollah Ali...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 22, 2010
Financial Services Authority: Companies Should Record Interviews with Journalists
The Guardian reported that Financial Services Authority chief executive Hector Sants wrote "to newspaper editors defending recommendations that urge companies to record...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 22, 2010
Los Angeles Times Readers Rep on Gauntlet/Gantlet
The Los Angeles Times' readers' representative blogged Oct. 8 that despite readers' complaints, the Times was correct in its headline...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 21, 2010
MaineWatchdog Reported ‘Hypocrisy’ of State Rep Using Private Jet, Not Ethics Violation?
iMediaEthics wrote Oct. 5 about MaineToday Media fact checking the work of a watchdog site, Maine Watchdog. MaineToday Media accused Maine...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 21, 2010
NASA Accused of “Conspiracy” after Photoshop?
Even though a planetary scientist and blogger for the Planetary Society disclosed and clearly explained her Photoshopped image of Saturn's moons,...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 20, 2010
Guardian Columnist Defends NY Times On Use Of Anonymous Sources
The Guardian's media writer Roy Greenslade wondered Oct. 11 "what's wrong with anonymous sources in the News of the World...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 20, 2010
Lou Dobbs Criticizes Mainstream Media for Not Contacting Him for Comment
Former CNN news anchor Lou Dobbs labeled The Nation's Oct. 25 cover story on him "a smear piece" and criticized mainstream media...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 19, 2010
Arthur Brisbane on Anonymously Sourced Anecdote in NYT Story
New York Times public editor Arthur Brisbane blogged Oct. 15 criticizing the anonymous sources that drove the unflattering lead anecdote...