by Sydney Smith on May 15, 2011
Company Apologizes for Ad Featuring Chicago News Staff Praising Mayor
A Chicago furniture company has apologized after featuring news staff from Chicago's CBS2 TV station in an advertisement praising Chicago...
Conflict of Interest
by Sydney Smith on May 16, 2011
University Accuses Medill Prof of Misleading in McKinney Case
Northwestern University has accused Medill Innocence Project professor David Protess of misleading the university about information related to the Anthony McKinney case. McKinney...
by Sydney Smith on May 22, 2011
Do Disclosures of Conflicts of Interest Make Matters Worse?
Media Bistro reported on an economics study that argues that disclosure of conflict of interest doesn't fix the conflict of...
by Sydney Smith on May 28, 2011
Bozeman Daily Chronicle Didn’t Disclose Reporter Karin Ronnow Worked for Greg Mortenson Charity
Karin Ronnow left the Bozeman Daily Chronicle earlier this month "after it became widely known that she also wrote an...
by Sydney Smith on May 28, 2011
Howard Kurtz Criticizes CNN Segment for ‘Airbrushing’ Spitzer Scandal
Howard Kurtz, who hosts CNN's Sunday show Reliable Sources, criticized CNN for "airbrushing history" in a segment earlier this month on...
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...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 09, 2011
Demi Moore, actor…and host for CNN News Documentary?
The New York Times reported this week that Demi Moore will report and host a documentary for CNN on sex...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 29, 2011
WaPo Ombud Weighs in on Jose Vargas Essay admitting he’s an Illegal Immigrant
Jose Antonio Vargas revealed in a New York Times essay that he is an illegal immigrant and that he used...
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...