by Sydney Smith on May 31, 2012
Sorry we ‘Misidentified’ Woman Charged w/ Prostitution with a Newspaper Editor’s Wife
Oops? The New York Times corrected a May 25 article that "misidentified" information about a newspaper editor's wife with a...
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by Sydney Smith on May 30, 2012
UK Prosecutors: No Charges Against Guardian Journalist or Police Officer Accused of Leaking to her
Guardian journalist Amelia Hill and a police officer accused of leaking information to her for stories on the UK phone...
by Sydney Smith on May 30, 2012
Supreme Court Says Julian Assange to be Extradited, but has 2 weeks to Appeal
The UK Supreme Court ruled 5-2 that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange must be extradited to Sweden for questioning related to...
by Sydney Smith on May 29, 2012
Aggregation Guidelines Discussed, Linking & Attribution Emphasized
Steve Buttry outlined his "aggregation guidelines" of "link, attribute, add value" in a May 16 blogpost. Buttry noted that "aggregation...
by Sydney Smith on May 29, 2012
South African Newspaper Takes Down Satirical Graphic Photo after Threats
South African newspaper City Press, the "third best-selling newspaper in South Africa," "published a picture depicting President Jacob Zuma in...
by Sydney Smith on May 28, 2012
Google Gets Around 250,000 Calls Weekly to Take Down Copyright Infringement Links
Google disclosed last week that "it receives upwards of 250,000 requests to remove links to pirated content each week," CNN...
by Sydney Smith on May 28, 2012
Australian Updated its Corrections Policy End of Last Year
The Australian is now running corrections in a "new standard design" that features the Australian "Press Council logo and contact...
by Sydney Smith on May 28, 2012
NPR Freelancer Banning Eyre Apologizes for ‘Poor Choice of Words’ in Music Review, Ombuds Says
Listeners complained over a May 8 NPR music review for the implications made specifically in this sentence "It's easy to...
by Sydney Smith on May 28, 2012
Guardian to Copy Edit Live Blogs ‘Simultaneously’
The Guardian plans to have "subeditors" (or copy editors) copy edit blogs as they're being posted to help ensure standards,...
by Sydney Smith on May 28, 2012
Tony Blair at Leveson Inquiry: Murdoch has ‘substantial power’ but ‘didn’t lobby me on media stuff’?
Former UK prime minister Tony Blair appeared at the Leveson Inquiry into press standards and practices today. According to the...