by Molika Ashford on Nov 04, 2009
AIDS Denialism Coddled And “Debated” In The Spectator
We’ve written before about the potential harm done when the media report shallowly on medical issues, quote “experts” who aren’t,...
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by Molika Ashford on Nov 04, 2009
Interview: Poynter’s Bob Steele on CNN’s Dr. Sanjay Gupta and Conflict of Interest
In an ongoing look at CNN correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta’s relationship with cyclist Lance Armstrong, StinkyJournalism opened a discussion with...
by Molika Ashford on Nov 03, 2009
Speed Vs. Accuracy: Recent Chamber of Commerce Hoax Reopens The Debate
The prank-press conference held last week by farcical activists the Yes Men has reopened the “speed versus accuracy” debate, an...
by Molika Ashford on Nov 03, 2009
The Scalia Misquote: Corrections, And How Bloggers and MSM Differ When It Comes To Trust
On October 27, a story posted at the Huffington Post announced the news “Scalia on Brown v. Board of Education:...
by Molika Ashford on Nov 02, 2009
NY Daily News Uses Stock Photo to Represent Psychotic, Obese Children Everywhere
First the New York Daily News used a photograph of trash at the Bronx’s Hunts Point Market to illustrate a...
by Katie Rolnick on Oct 31, 2009
Is October National Hoax Month?
Apparently, October is National Hoax Month -- or so it would seem, given the proliferation of fraudulent stories that appeared...
by Katie Rolnick on Oct 31, 2009
Old vs. New: The Poynter Kent State Ethics Workshop Looks at Emerging Media
Last month, at the fifth annual Poynter Kent State Media Ethics Workshop, Poynter Institute colleagues discussed the role of traditional...
by Molika Ashford on Oct 30, 2009
Balloon Boy, The Yes Men, Now A Latvian Meteorite Joins The List of Recent Hoaxes
In recent weeks, the media has reported on a number of hoaxes. First, Balloon Boy; then, a fake Chamber of Commerce...
by Molika Ashford on Oct 30, 2009
Disgraced Times Reporter Jayson Blair to Lecture at University Ethics Institute
Usually young journalists learn their ethical lessons from the paragons of good behavior--role models whose writing and conduct embody the...
by Molika Ashford on Oct 29, 2009
After Guardian-Trafigura Controversy, British Parliament Debates Laws Gagging Journalists
Two weeks ago a previously silent battle between UK newspaper The Guardian and commodity shipping company Trafigura Beheer BV exploded...