by Sydney Smith on Mar 18, 2011
Will Proposed UK Libel Reform Law End Libel Tourism?
A draft libel reform bill was proposed to the UK government this week, Journalism.co.uk reported. Journalism.co.uk disclosed that it "has pledged its support...
Media's Future
by Sydney Smith on Mar 20, 2011
Newspaper Guild Boycotts HuffPo, Forbes Questions HuffPo Claim About Their Writers
The Newspaper Guild got a lot of attention this week when it joined with Visual Art Source, an art news...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 24, 2011
HuffPost Boycott: Why Newspaper Guild is Joining In
As iMediaEthics recently reported, the Newspaper Guild joined in with Visual Art Scene in calling for a boycott on writing for...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 24, 2011
SPJ Creates “Black Hole” Award, Gives first to Utah
The Society of Professional Journalists created an award to "dis-honor" Utah's legislature and governor. The award is called the "Black...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 28, 2011
Why didn’t Poynter Disclose It’s Being Paid in ESPN-Ombudsman Position?
Kelly McBride's first column as part of the Poynter Review Project for ESPN is out. (See here.) But, Poynter and...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 04, 2011
Twitter Not Good for Sports Journalism?
Missouri's Columbia Tribune reported on problems with using Twitter to report on breaking sports news and other sports journalism in a...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 06, 2011
Anniston Star Editor Defends Publishing Video of Minor in Jail
An Alabama newspaper editor explained the newspaper's decision to publish an anonymously-submitted video of a sheriff "physically confronting" a minor in...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 08, 2011
Moviefone Editor Fired After E-mail Offerring to Fired Freelancers They Can Work for Free
Media Bistro wondered if AOL is "scapegoating" Patricia Chui, the recently-fired Moviefone editor. Chui e-mailed AOL's Moviefone freelancers this week ...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 08, 2011
Center for Public Integrity start up: iWatchNews
Center for Public Integrity is starting an investigative journalism news site called iWatchNews next week, Mediaite reported. Articles will be...