by Sydney Smith on Jun 20, 2011
Judge Rules: Righthaven Doesn’t Have Right to Sue Bloggers,
U.S. judge Roger Hunt issued a ruling last week that copyright enforcement company Righthaven "never had the right to sue...
Posts by admin
by Sydney Smith on Jun 20, 2011
BBC to Apologize for Documentary, May Have Contained Fake Footage
The BBC Trust's Editorial Standards Committee looked into a 2008 BBC documentary, concluded it contained fake footage and has called...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 20, 2011
Associated Press: Libya in “Civil War”
The Huffington Post's Michael Calderone reported that the Associated Press has now decided to refer to the "situation in Libya"...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 20, 2011
Newt Gingrich Calls for Apology from NBC News
Newt Gingrich has called for NBC News to apologize for its anonymously sourced report that Gingrich's wife is "to blame"...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 20, 2011
Two Journalisms?
The Guardian's Roy Greenslade highlighted a recent article by Brian Cathcart for Index on Censorship, in which Cathcart identifies "the existence...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 19, 2011
Did Media Hype ‘Gang Violence’ in Boston Memorial Day Wkend?
Based on stories from Boston newspapers Boston Globe and Boston Herald and the UK Daily Mail, one might believe serious gang violence...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 19, 2011
WikiLunch? Julian Assange Auctioning off Lunch With Him
Julian Assange is auctioning off eight tickets to a July 2 lunch with himself and Slovenian philosopher Slavoj Zizek, TIME magazine...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 18, 2011
Whoa! New York Post Confuses Mule and Horse
The New York Post misidentified a mule as a horse in a June 10 photo caption. The photo is credited...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 18, 2011
Gay Girl in Damascus Hoax, Should News Outlets Correct Stories?
Last week, media outlets and the online community reported on the alleged kidnapping of Amina Arraf, the lesbian blogger in...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 18, 2011
2nd Fake Lesbian Blogger Encouraged ’Gay Girl in Damascus’
What are the chances that, in the same week, another American man would be outed for the same offense as...