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Journalist Donald Rosenberg Suing Newspaper, Orchestra for His Removal From Music Beat

A reporter for the Cleveland Plain Dealer is suing both the newspaper and the Cleveland Orchestra.  The reporter, Donald Rosenberg,…

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Pakistan Journalist Babar Ayaz Calls for Activated Press Council

Pakistani journalist Babar Ayaz called for the long delayed Pakistan's press council to be finally set up, in a June…

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Study Finds 4 Biggest U.S. newspapers no longer calling Waterboarding Torture

A recently released report, "Torture at Times: Waterboarding in the Media",  studied the media's treatment of the word torture and…

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Should Documentary Filmmakers be treated like Investigative Journalists? Amazon Crude Documentary footage up for grabs

Are documentary filmmakers in the same camp as investigative journalists?  Should they be protected by the same source protection journalists…

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Australian Journalist Matt De Groot, Reported From Closed Doors Meeting

A journalist attended a conference the media had initially been invited to and heard a political figure speaking frankly about…

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More Reporters Fired for Sharing Opinions, Jokes in Online Postings

More reporters fired: One CNN reporter and four Arkansas TV reporters were fired in early July for things they posted…

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Was ESPN’s LeBron Decision OK by Media Ethics Standards?

LeBron James's July 8 hourlong program "The Decision" left many journalists wondering about the ethics of the program. In the LeBron Decision…

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The Metro’s Coverage of Nanny’s Death Upsets The Media Blog, Commenters

Several newspapers, including the British daily The Metro, published stories about Nichola Paginton, who died last October of heart failure…

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Colorado blog won’t link to or source from 18 Colorado newspapers after copyright violation claim

Is it fair use, or a copyright violation, to post sections of news stories on a blog? A recent cease…

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The Oregonian Executive Editor Defends Anonymously Sourced Story on Terri Horman Murder Plot

Peter Bhatia, the executive editor of The Oregonian, wrote July 10 to defend the newspaper's July 4 story "Landscaper tells…

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