by Sydney Smith on May 09, 2011
WSJ SafeHouse Leaking Site Not Anonymous?
The Wall Street Journal recently launched its own Wikileaks-like website called SafeHouse, but the site has been criticized for not...
US Media Ethics News
by Sydney Smith on May 06, 2011
Last U.S. News Council Standing: Q & A with John Hamer, Washington News Council
The Minnesota News Council's January 2011 closing leaves just just one U.S. news council still active -- the Washington News...
by Sydney Smith on May 06, 2011
WSJ Starts WikiLeaks Mini-Me?
The Wall Street Journal has joined the group of news outlets to establish its own way for the public to pass on...
by Sydney Smith on May 05, 2011
Journalists Not Skeptical of bin Laden Death Reports
Related, Poynter's Adam Hochberg noted that journalists and bloggers ordinarily are skeptical of President Obama's statements, but "most of the traditional...
by Sydney Smith on May 04, 2011
New York Times Changes Style on Bin Laden
The New York Times made "two style decisions" for reporting on Osama bin Laden following his death, Poynter's Jim Romenesko...
by Sydney Smith on May 01, 2011
Fake Ohio Tornado Photo was Facebook Joke, but Man Could Be Fined, Even Jailed?
Will an Ohio man go to jail over Photoshop prank? Last October, Justin Strunk doctored a photo of Cincinnati's Eastgate...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 28, 2011
Student Newspaper Apologizes after Insensitive "Pow Wow" Story,
California State University - Long Beach student newspaper The Union Weekly has apologized for its insensitive March 14 story about a...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 26, 2011
WikiLeaks Starts Leaking Gitmo Files, 97% of Cablegate Remains Unpublished?
WikiLeaks' has published its latest bulk leak, this time nearly 800 secret documents out of Guantanamo Bay. As with past...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 24, 2011
Was Philadelphia Inquirer Reporter Paul Davies Fired Over Lost Advertising?
Philadelphia news site The Metropolis questioned the recent firing of Paul Davies from the Philadelphia Inquirer. According to The Metropolis,...