by Sydney Smith on Feb 27, 2011
"Detecting Bull" : John McManus’s Book About Finding Media Bias
Editor's Note : John McManus asked to add further context to two of the "soundbytes" above. For accuracy and context,...
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by Sydney Smith on Feb 26, 2011
Los Angeles Times Readers Rep Explains Spelling of Kadafi’s Name
The Los Angeles Times' readers' representative, Deidre Edgar, explained in a recent blog post why the Los Angeles Times, the...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 25, 2011
Libel Watch: Negative Book Review Draws Defamation Suit
Author Karin Calvo-Goller reportedly filed a defamation lawsuit in France over a review of her book The Trial Proceedings of the International...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 24, 2011
NY Daily News Reveals Source to Court in Attempted Murder Case
The New York Daily News was ordered to reveal the identity of a source to a New York court last...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 24, 2011
PolitiFact Publishes “Procedures & Principles” for Its Fact Checking
PolitiFact, which ABC News used to fact check its Sunday morning show, This Week, published its "procedures and principles" for...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 19, 2011
Tips for Teaching Journalism Ethics
The Center for Journalism Ethics' Stephen JA Ward composed a list of "five principles for teaching journalism ethics in the...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 19, 2011
Texas Court on Reporting Third-Party Allegations
A Texas appeals court ruled that reporting third-party allegations, even defamatory third-party allegations, is OK as long as it's "fairly...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 17, 2011
NYT Use of Labels, Irish Catholic, White woman, Ended in Editing Errors
Arthur Brisbane, the New York Times' public editor, took up the issue of describing sources by race and religion in his latest column....
by Sydney Smith on Feb 16, 2011
Portrait Photographer Drops Lawsuit Over Copyrighted Photo of Shooting Victim
A portrait photographer, Jon Wolf, dropped his lawsuit on Feb. 14 against "nearly three dozen media outlets" for using a...