by Sydney Smith on Apr 01, 2010
Why do news organizations allow anonymous comments? Some news outlets sued over IDs
It’s not the 1990s anymore. Back then, if you wanted to submit a letter to the editor, you had to...
Social Media & Online Commenting
by Sydney Smith on Mar 25, 2010
Should anonymous comments be banned from news sites?
Publishing online has hit yet another speed bump, this one framed as a question: Should readers be required to disclose their...
by Molika Ashford on Feb 12, 2010
Judge Bans Twitter in Baltimore City Courts
Now, a Baltimore court ruling has banned trial audiences from tweeting--or otherwise disseminating through a social network—anywhere inside the Circuit Court...
by Molika Ashford on Feb 04, 2010
Ethics Tweets from Science/Online Media Conference
Last weekend saw a gathering of scientists and journalists for the fourth annual ScienceOnline conference, with several workshops focused on...
by Molika Ashford on Jan 08, 2010
New York Times Wary of Advertising Tweets
If anything, the walls between advertising and reporting (a necessary sisterhood in traditional, for-profit media) should be shored up. But with...
by Katie Rolnick on Nov 14, 2009
TechCrunch’s Paul Carr Sparks a Debate About Citizen Journalism about Fort Hood
If Paul Carr meant to start a debate, he succeeded. Over the weekend, Carr, who writes for Techcrunch, penned a...
by Katie Rolnick on Oct 28, 2009
Stephen J. A. Ward Goes Meta with Social Media Guidelines
Last week, we wrote about National Public Radio's recent release of social media guidelines, close on the heels of the...
by Katie Rolnick on Oct 25, 2009
NPR Joins the Pack of Media Outlets Issuing Social Media Guidelines
Last week National Public Radio joined ranks with the Washington Post, the Wall Street Journal and others by issuing social...
by Katie Rolnick on Oct 11, 2009
Tweeting the News: Digital Journalism at DePaul University
The social media platform, Twitter, first gained legitimacy as a valuable news tool last April, when it helped connect protesters...