by Sydney Smith on Mar 19, 2013
Front-Page Photo Featuring Teen Skater’s Crotch was ‘Unfortunate,’ says Globe and Mail
Globe and Mail public editor Sylvia Stead joined "many readers" in complaining about the newspaper's March 18 front page photo...
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by Sydney Smith on Mar 19, 2013
MSNBC, Fox News, CNN, WTRF Name Teen Rape Victim from Steubenville, Ohio
At least four U.S. media outlets named a 16-year-old rape victim this week. MSNBC, Fox News, CBS-affiliate WTRF and CNN...
by David W. Moore on Mar 19, 2013
Americans want White House tours despite Trillions of budget cuts? Yes, The Hill’s new poll says
A recent article from "Congressional news site" The Hill claims that voters are more likely to trust the Democratic Party...
by Sebastian Longdon on Mar 17, 2013
Russian Minister of Communications: ‘Journalism doesn’t have any mission, journalism is a business’
Ethics in journalism took another blow in Russia last month when the country's Deputy Minister of Communications and Mass Media,...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 17, 2013
We Were ‘Wrong’ about Qatar Dream Football League, says Times of London
The Times of London admitted in its March 18 edition that its "exclusive" story that there was going to be...
by London Shearer Allen , Sydney Smith on Mar 16, 2013
Award-Winning Photo of ‘Sniper’ was really Staged Pic of a Photojournalism Student
Last month, Bag News Notes, self-described as a "progressive site dedicated to visual politics and the analysis of news images," ...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 16, 2013
Reuters’ Matthew Keys faces possible 10 years in prison for helping hackers
Reuters deputy social media editor Matthew Keys was charged March 14 "for allegedly conspiring with members of the hacker group...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 15, 2013
Trained Gun-Toting Dolphins Gone Missing? Nope, Media Hoaxed by Animal Tale
News outlets, including Russian news agency Ria Novosti and later the Huffington Post and The Atlantic, were hoaxed by a...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 15, 2013
What a Freedom of Information Request Reveals about NYPost, NYDaily News Reporting
The New York Daily News and New York Post had conflicting reports about a teacher and her alleged affair with...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 14, 2013
Boston Newspaper Owner’s Daughter-in-Law running for state senate? Does an Ombudsman fix conflict of interest?
The Dorchester Reporter has hired a temporary ombudsman tasked to "review" the weekly Boston newspaper's reporting on a specific election...