by Sydney Smith on Oct 24, 2014
Don’t Panic in Reporting on Ebola, AP warns
The Associated Press doesn't want readers to freak out because of too many reports about possible Ebola infections. Under a...
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by David W. Moore on Oct 24, 2014
Fear-Mongering with Polls on Ebola
Recent polls have arrived at starkly different conclusions about the level of fear among Americans over the Ebola virus. The...
by Robert J. Freeman on Oct 23, 2014
The Ethics of Your Right to Know
The New York Committee on Open Government was created as part of the state’s Freedom of Information Law (widely known...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 23, 2014
Justin Timberlake, Jessica Biel get libel payout, apology for doubting their marriage
Heat magazine admitted it made up quotes from Jessica Biel about her marriage to Justin Timberlake. Timberlake and Biel sued...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 22, 2014
Too soon? College paper published satire that claimed ISIS took over dorm, Retracts
The Daily Nexus, the student newspaper for the University of California-Santa Barbara, retracted an article that joked about terrorist group...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 21, 2014
No More Mugshots as Infotainment, says Missouri Newspaper
No more mugshots for the Springfield, Missouri News-Leader, unless they are really newsworthy. Instead of dumping mugshots in bulk, the...
by Rhonda Roland Shearer on Oct 20, 2014
Was NY Times duped by Carter Center press release on Egyptian Office closing?
The New York Times editorial board stands on a press release from The Carter Center that crumbles beneath them as...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 19, 2014
Did 6 Sun Journalists Bribe Police, Military and Hospital Workers for Scoops? Now on Trial
Did Six Sun journalists bribe police? They are currently on trial facing accusations of bribery -- or, in UK legal...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 18, 2014
New Phone Hacking Accusations, UK Mirror Reporter Charged
Even though the first phone hacking trial is over, the UK prosecution and police are still looking into phone hacking....
by Sydney Smith on Oct 15, 2014
Don’t publish unverified information, California conference attendees reminded
"Don’t publish anything until you know it to be true.” Seems simple, but that warning needed to be repeated to...