by Sydney Smith on Nov 03, 2011
NYT Public Editor: Readers Want More Transparency on Op-Ed Writers
New York Times public editor Arthur Brisbane weighed in on criticism of the Times' op-ed writers. Mirroring former Washington Post...
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by Sydney Smith on Oct 28, 2011
Know your State Capitals? Wall Street Journal Corrects Rice Fritters Story
The Wall Street Journal issued a brief correction to its Oct. 15, 2011 article on rice fritters. The article incorrectly...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 24, 2011
LATimes Defends against Claims of Wiretapping
Los Angeles attorney Robert B. Silverman has accused Los Angeles Times writer Michael Hiltzik of illegally taping their phone call,...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 20, 2011
Anderson Cooper Show Guest ends up in Coma while Taping himself Skateboard for Show
As has been widely reported, a teenager was injured earlier this month while taping himself skateboarding for Anderson, a CNN talk show. The...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 19, 2011
Fake NY Daily News reporters at Occupy Wall Street Protests
Two men who were at the Occupy Wall Street protest on Oct. 8 posed as New York Daily News reporters,...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 18, 2011
Was it OK for Boston Globe to ID Whitey Bulger Informant?
Media Bistro's Fishbowl LA questioned the Boston Globe's decision to name the woman who "tipped the FBI to the whereabouts"...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 17, 2011
Missoulian Not Satisfied with Examiner.Com Apology for Plagiarism Charges
After being accused of plagiarism, the hyperlocal news site Examiner.com apologized for and unpublished the stories in question, Poynter's Jim Romenesko...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 15, 2011
Amanda Knox’s Father: ABC, NBC, CBS didn’t Babysit, but did Offer Hotel Rooms?
Amanda Knox's father, Curt Knox, rejected a New York Post Page Six article on his daughter, Amanda Knox, according to...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 11, 2011
Washington Post Shows Wrong Half of Photo, Suggests Scalia Died?
The Washington Post's public editor Patrick Pexton wrote about a photo mishap at the newspaper that suggested Supreme Court justice Antonin...