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...
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by Sydney Smith on Oct 19, 2010
Andrew Marr Calls Citizen Journalism the “Spewings and Rantings of Very Drunk People Late At Night”
The Guardian reported that former BBC political editor and current BBC Sunday morning show host Andrew Marr labeled bloggers "inadequate,...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 19, 2010
Nepal TV Station Criticized for Coverage of School Girls Arrested as Call Girls
Blogger Anand Sharma criticized a Nepali TV station for its coverage of two school girls arrested for prostitution. In an...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 19, 2010
Fox News Has Highest Ratings in Chilean Miners Rescue Race
The Baltimore Sun reported that Fox News had the highest ratings of the networks on Oct. 13, the night that...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 19, 2010
Wichita Eagle Reporter Ron Sylvester Posted Factual Error to Defend Undisclosed Conflict of Interest in "Pill Mill" Dr. Schneider Case
Special Report, Part 3: This morning at 9:30 AM CST in Wichita, Kansas, the state's "pill mill" doctor Stephen Schneider and...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 19, 2010
Mexican Journalist Ines Sainz Won’t Report from Locker Rooms Anymore
The Albany Herald reported Oct 15 that Mexican reporter Ines Sainz said she won't report from locker rooms going forward. Last...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 19, 2010
Checkbook Journalism? ABC, NBC License Material in Chilean Miner Exclusives
NBC News and ABC News paid licensing fees for footage used in their "exclusive" reports on the recently rescued Chilean miners,...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 18, 2010
Fox-31 Denver Reporters Drove Kids To Get Murdered Classmate Photos Without Permission
A Denver, Colorado TV station, Fox affiliate KDVR Channel 31, was criticized by journalists, a parent and the school after their...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 18, 2010
Toronto Star Slammed: Canada Govt Says No Stripper, Escort Job Ads Planned
A representative from Canada's federal government slammed the Toronto Star's Oct. 13 front-page story claiming that "the Conservative government wants...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 17, 2010
Legal vs Ethical Smackdown? Journalists Find Quote Changing ‘Grossly Unethical’
Brad A. Greenberg wrote for Get Religion criticizing Fortune magazine's article on the recent feature film The Social Network. (Get Religion...