by Sydney Smith on May 02, 2010
Los Angeles Times Now Adding Ad Links in Stories
The Los Angeles Times started publishing e-commerce links in its stories this week. LA Observed wrote April 27 that the...
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by Sydney Smith on May 01, 2010
NJ Court rules : Blogger Shellee Hale not a journalist, new media not news media
A New Jersey appeals court upheld a lower court's ruling that a blogger isn't afforded the source protections a traditional...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 30, 2010
Historian Orlando Figes Admits He Wrote Defamatory Reviews of Competition’s Work
In what The New York TImes called “the most exciting scandal to emerge from Britain’s historian community since --- well,...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 29, 2010
Fox News reports allegation of health care cover-up before fact checking anonymously written and sourced story
Journalists--especially in the mainstream media--aren’t supposed to run with anonymously written and sourced stories before verification, right? Whoops. Media Matters reported...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 28, 2010
New York Times caught reporting third hoax story in April?
For the third time this month, The New York Times’ City Room blog may have been caught reporting a hoax...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 27, 2010
While media waits for SeaWorld trainer death videos, PETA calls for manslaughter charges
PETA wants SeaWorld and its top executives charged with manslaughter in the Seaworld trainer death of Dawn Brancheau. Does PETA...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 26, 2010
60 Minutes Erred by Innuendo, Columbia Journalism Review Says
On April 14, the Columbia Journalism Review issued an almost 3,000-word report on 60 Minutes' segment, “Amazon Crude,” which was...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 25, 2010
Kentucky editor creates anonymous source tracker
A Kentucky editor has designed an online anonymous source tracker to note (almost) every time the news organizations on Google News use...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 24, 2010
White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs Tweets, Helps Control 24/7 News Cycle?
White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs started using the social networking service Twitter on February 13, and has since posted a total of...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 23, 2010
Doctored Photo on Website for Colorado Politician Andrew Romanoff added fake diversity
Is it OK to Photoshop a few pictures together so that the final result presents an image of a scene...