“I’m a citizen journalist,” Controversy over Bloggers at Seattle Public Schools News Conference
The controversy started after Melissa Westbrook, who "has blogged about Seattle Public Schools for more than a decade," was told…
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Public Editor: Toronto Star Should have Reported Newborn’s Death
The Toronto Star's public editor, Kathy English, explained in her Sept. 25 column that "newspapers have a duty to report…
Why did NY Times’ publish anonymous Mexican immigrant’s address, workplace?
The Daily Kos's "robroser" wrote Sept. 24 noting that the New York Times Kirk Semple published an article that identified anonymous…
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The latest advertising effort used by news organizations was a hot conversation topic, but also scared and confused readers. Called…
El Diario Editor Explains Editorial Addressed to Drug Cartels, Deaths of Mexican Journalists
NPR's "On the Media" interviewed an editor from El Diario de Juarez, the newspaper which published an editorial asking drug cartels…
Kansas Labels Journalism a “Dying Industry;” Cuts High School Journalism Funding
The state of Kansas' department of education will not fund high school journalism classes going forward, Newsweek reported in its…
New York Times Corrects Alzheimer’s Study Article after Public Editor Inquiry
Arthur Brisbane, the new New York Times public editor, devoted his first report for the Times on an article about…
US Gov trains foreign military…and journalists?
We already know that the U.S. government trains foreign military. But now, the U.S. government is facilitating the training of foreign…
Forbes To Fact Check Disputed Dinesh D’Souza Obama Story, After Publishing It
Forbes magazine agreed to fact check Dinesh D'Souza's Barack Obama article post-publication "to see if an apology or a correction…
Fake News Announcements Debunked on Twitter? Nicki Minaj busts Phony Concert
The BBC reported Sept. 23 that music star Nicki Minaj found out via Twitter that fans have been scammed into…