by Corinne Segal on Jun 08, 2011
Fox News confuses Tina Fey with Sarah Palin
This past weekend, Fox News "mistakenly posted a picture of Tina Fey impersonating former Alaska governor Sarah Palin" in a...
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by Sydney Smith on Jun 08, 2011
Twitter Users Violating Injunction Could be Charged with Contempt of Court
Journalism.co.uk reported that the UK attorney general Dominic Grieve has "warned" Twitter users not to "break privacy injunctions" using the...
by Corinne Segal on Jun 08, 2011
Weiner’s wife may be “partly responsible,” Chris Matthews suggests
MSNBC’s Hardball host Chris Matthews suggested June 6 that Huma Abedin, wife of Rep. Anthony Weiner, may be “partly responsible”...
by Corinne Segal on Jun 08, 2011
First day of BBC Social Media Summit under wraps
Journalists attending the BBC Social Media Summit on May 20 discussed ways to "shift" their attitude toward social media, according...
by Corinne Segal on Jun 08, 2011
Jeff Jarvis apologizes for critique of media
Media blogger and CUNY professor Jeff Jarvis, who appeared on CNN’s Reliable Sources June 5 stating that the amount of...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 07, 2011
Alicia Shepard’s Last NPR Ombud Column: NPR Needs More Diversity, Better Corrections System
Alicia Shepard, who has served as National Public Radio's ombudsman since 2007, said "adios" to NPR in her final column...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 07, 2011
Weiner Photo Recipient says tricked by NYPost? Student claims interview obtained by undercover reporter
Gennette Cordova is the college student who received a "lewd photo" from Rep. Anthony Weiner's Twitter account. While she has avoided interviews and...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 07, 2011
What to do “When Crime Victims Tweet”
Poynter's Mallary Jean Tenore highlighted the "difficult questions for journalists" prompted by a Florida woman's tweets reporting her own rape....
by Sydney Smith on Jun 07, 2011
ABC News Pays for Anthony Weiner Materials
Media Bistro's TV Newser reported that ABC News "licensed a handful of photos" from a woman who allegedly had an...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 07, 2011
WashPost’s Shallow Disclosure of Warehouse Controversy “Failure of Mission,” Says Ombudsman
Washington Post ombudsman Patrick Pexton criticized his newspaper for not disclosing fully its relationship to a controversial Washington, D.C. waterfront...