by Sydney Smith on May 03, 2011
World Press Freedom Day 2011 Includes Noting Media’s Responsibilities & Global Ethical Standards
Today is World Press Freedom Day. In recognition, press freedom groups are releasing lists of those they say make it...
Media's Future
by Sydney Smith on May 06, 2011
Last U.S. News Council Standing: Q & A with John Hamer, Washington News Council
The Minnesota News Council's January 2011 closing leaves just just one U.S. news council still active -- the Washington News...
by Sydney Smith on May 12, 2011
Journalism Student Has to Write Paper as Punishment for Trespassing in order to Graduate
University of California-Berkeley student journalist Josh Wolf was arrested for "trespassing and other charges" in 2009 when he was taping...
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 20, 2011
PCC Releases Annual Report, Director Interviewed for 1st Time Since ’09
The UK Press Complaints Commission released its annual report this week. Between the report and the PCC's director giving his...
by Sydney Smith on May 21, 2011
NYT Criticized for not Crediting Social Media, not Linking outside of NYT
Reuters' Felix Salmon criticized two recent columns from the New York Times for ignoring social media's impact on the May 1 developing Osama...
by Sydney Smith on May 24, 2011
Criticism of Proposed Media Council in Kurdistan
A Kurdistan university's media department has proposed a law to create a "high media council" but there's both confusion and...
by Sydney Smith on May 25, 2011
Tabloids Aren’t Unethical, Says South African Editor Wally Mbele
At a conference debating if South Africa can produce tabloid journalism, the editor-in-chief of South African tabloid Sunday World challenged claims that...
by Sydney Smith on May 25, 2011
Twitter Debate on Online Linking
Gigaom.com senior writer Mathew Ingram posted highlights from a Twitter debate about linking in news stories. The "discussion" included staff...