by Sydney Smith on Oct 18, 2011
Social Media Best Practices
The Poynter Institute's Jeff Sonderman advised about how to manage social media accounts. One of his seven suggestions called for...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 29, 2011
USA Today Joins list of Twitter Accounts Hacked
The Twitter account for USA Today was hacked Sept. 25, CNET reported. The self-described hacking group Script Kiddies took responsibility...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 27, 2011
Sweet & Maxwell Research: More Libel Lawsuits against Bloggers, Social Media Users This Year
Legal information group Sweet & Maxwell produced research indicating that libel lawsuits originating from social networking and blog sites have...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 24, 2011
What’s in a Name: Reuters Corrects Gadhafi Tweet
Reuters corrected its Aug. 21 news release that Muammar Gaddafi "has been detained" via Twitter. The news outlet's original information suggested...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 25, 2011
New Social Media Guidelines for BBC
Earlier this month, the BBC announced its new social media guidelines, EditorsWeblog reported. As EditorsWeblog explained, "In sum, the guidelines...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 23, 2011
New Social Media Guidelines at AFP
The Agence France Presse has released new guidelines on reporting from social media. The AFP calls on staff to "monitor...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 23, 2011
Thugs is not Objective
CNN anchor Anderson Cooper tweeted July 11 "Thugs attack us embassy in #syria. This is from the #Mubarak playbook. Details #ac360...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 17, 2011
UK Atty General Not Pursuing Action after Tweeters Violated Injunctions
iMediaEthics wrote last month when UK attorney general Dominic Grieve "warned" tweeters that they could face contempt of court charges for violating injunctions. ...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 13, 2011
AP to Staff: No Personal Opinions on Social Media
In the wake of the Casey Anthony trial and the New York gay marriage vote, the Associated Press has reminded...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 26, 2011
Washington Post Apologizes for Tweet Calling on Readers to Buy Newspaper
The Washington Post apologized for its tweet asking readers to buy the newspaper, TBD reported. The Washington Post's PostLocal Twitter account...