by Sydney Smith on Jul 04, 2011
Mexican State Chihuahua Gets Shield Law
The Mexican state of Chihuahua has passed the first shield law in Mexico, the Knight Center for Journalism in the...
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by Sydney Smith on Jul 03, 2011
Shellee Hale Doesn’t Get Shield Law Protection for Message Board Comments, May Have to Identify Source
A New Jersey court ruled that Shellee Hale's comments on a message board are not protected by state shield laws. ...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 03, 2011
Newspapers Apologize to Pippa Middleton for Pics
The Guardian's Roy Greenslade highlighted two recent complaints Pippa Middleton filed with the UK media regulatory body the Press Complaints Commission over...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 03, 2011
Inquirer Defends itself Against Plagiarism Charges
The Inquirer's editor, Madeline Bennett, defended the UK "computer hardware" news site from plagiarism charges in a recent blogpost. Bennett...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 03, 2011
Ashton Kutcher Criticizes Village Voice for Sex Trafficking Stats
Actor Ashton Kutcher criticized via Twitter the Village Voice for its sex trafficking news story claiming Kutcher's estimated number of "child...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 03, 2011
Media Group Claims Censorship at South African Newspaper
The Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA) issued a press release slamming the suspension of South African journalist Brigitte Weidlich. Weidlich...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 02, 2011
Egyptian Editorial Criticizes Anonymous Source Claim on Hosni Mubarak
A Daily News Egypt editorial criticized and questioned a May Al-Shorouk article reporting that Hosni Mubarak "requests amnesty." The editorial,...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 02, 2011
Should Journalists Name Juveniles in Crime Stories?
The Gallup Herald's editor and publisher, Joseph J. Kolb, argued that naming "juvenile criminal suspects shouldn't pose an ethical quandary."...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 01, 2011
ABC News Paid Another $15K in Casey Anthony Case for Pic of Dead Snake, SPJ ‘Decries’ Practice
ABC News paid $15,000 in photo licensing fees to Roy Kronk, "the meter reader who first discovered Caylee Anthony‘s remains," Media...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 01, 2011
MSNBC Suspends Mark Halperin for Obama Curse
MSNBC suspended its analyst Mark Halperin indefinitely for using "foul language" on air about President Barack Obama, Reuters reported. Halperin is...