by David W. Moore on Jan 21, 2012
That Pesky Margin of Error – What it Says about Gingrich’s Lead in South Carolina
In a Jan. 19 article posted on Slate, Josh Voorhees summarizes the latest South Carolina poll results in these words:...
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by Sydney Smith on Jan 06, 2012
Gawker’s Seth Abramovitch Fired for Post with Racial Slur
Gawker's Seth Abramovitch was fired Jan. 5 after his blogpost about rapper Kanye West's tweets, the New York Observer reported....
by Sydney Smith on Jan 05, 2012
Bahrain Journalists Association Creates Draft Ethics Code
The Bahrain Journalists Association is working on finalizing a draft code of ethics, Gulf News reported Jan. 4. The Bahrain...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 03, 2012
HuffPost CEO Tim Armstrong Donated to Romney Campaign, HuffPost says he has ‘No Editorial Role’
POLITICO suggested Jan. 1 that the Huffington Post got an "exclusive interview" with Mitt Romney because the CEO for Huffington...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 01, 2012
MSNBC Discloses Relationship to Mitt Romney Company
MSNBC has started disclosing NBC Universal's relationship to Bain Capital, which was "co-founded by Mitt Romney," according to POLITICO. POLITICO...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 29, 2011
Jackie Magazine Un-apologizes for Rihanna Racial Slur?
The publisher of Jackie magazine, which called Rihanna a "n---- b----," reportedly claimed the magazine did "nothing wrong" with its...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 28, 2011
‘Cheerleader Journalism’ at San Diego Newspaper? Editor Explains How CEO’s Call Affects Newsroom
The owner and CEO of the San Diego Union-Tribune defended their call for the newspaper be a "cheerleader" for San...
by Malik Ayub Sumbal , Rhonda Roland Shearer on Dec 27, 2011
Mrs. Bhutto’s Murder Anniversary Part 1: Troubling Double Standard, American photojournalism’s different treatment of foreign victims
Editor's Note: FOUR YEARS AGO, MRS. BENAZIR BHUTTO WAS MURDERED. Who was the Man in the Brown Jacket? Newspapers around...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 27, 2011
Toronto Star Readers Weigh in on Editorial Decisions in Public Editor’s Annual Survey
Toronto Star public editor Kathy English published the results of her survey of readers on editorial decisions last week. English...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 26, 2011
Washington DC Afffiliate Corrects, Apologizes for Lifting WashPost Paragraphs
Washington, D.C. CBS-affiliate WUSA unpublished this week a story that reportedly plagiarized from the Washington Post, Poynter's Julie Moos reported....