by Sydney Smith on Feb 22, 2012
New Haven Independent Publishing Comments Again
We wrote earlier this month when the New Haven Independent stopped allowing its readers to comment on stories starting Feb....
US Media Ethics News
by Sydney Smith on Feb 16, 2012
AP Updates its Stylebook on Concentration Camps, Polish Foundation’s Petition for Change has 300,000K Names
The Associated Press has updated its stylebook to advise against using the phrase "Polish death camps," the Kosciuszko Foundation's president...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 15, 2012
Chicago TV Station Accused of Airing Picture of Wrong Man in Sexual Assault Case, ‘Destroying Evidence’ after Libel Threats
Chicago TV news station CLTV is being accused of and sued for airing "a picture of the wrong man" in...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 12, 2012
WaPo Corrects Errors in its Article on Errors in Textbooks
The Washington Post published a Dec. 18 article about errors in Virginia textbooks. Since the article's publication, though, the Post has...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 31, 2012
Diane Sawyer to Clarify after Alabama Tornado Report Criticized by Local Meteorologist
Diane Sawyer's World News program plans to clarify its Jan. 23 report on an Alabama tornado after complaints from a Birmingham...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 31, 2012
WaPo Public Editor Apologizes for Wrong Blogpost Critical of WaPo
The Washington Post's public editor, Patrick Pexton, apologized Jan. 23 for an inaccurate Jan. 20 blogpost in which he criticized...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 30, 2012
What is Journalistic Purpose of CNN News Show’s Crank Calls?
Comedy Central's Jon Stewart slammed CNN for a segment of its new morning news program, Early Start, Talking Points Memo...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 28, 2012
SPJ Ethics Committee on Checkbook Journalism
The Society of Professional Journalists' ethics committee has published the third in its series of "position papers" about journalism ethics....
by David W. Moore on Jan 24, 2012
2012 Top Ten Dubious Polling Awards
Polls can disregard science and even logic. The pollsters themselves often embrace entertaining headlines rather than reflect accurate public opinion....