Media Misleads on NASA Moon Mission: Headlines Say We "Bombed" The Moon
On the morning of October 9, the NASA LCROSS mission impacted the Moon to test the debris for water. Many…
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The Daily Show Skewers CNN After CNN Fact-Checks Saturday Night Live
Quick, say fact-check five times fast. In a funny sort of parody sandwich, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart found…
Fact-Checking the Press: The White House as Watchdog
It seems the White House has taken on a new role: fact checker. But they're not just keeping tabs on…
UPDATE: Fact Checking or Fox Fighting? The White House Communications Director Narrows Her Target
Earlier today, we wrote about the White House's new campaign to combat false or misleading assertions made by the media.…
Words Of Advice From An Ad Student : Ethics needed in media product placement
We don’t always think about advertising in media as a two way street. But it’s not only the responsibility of…
President Obama’s Recommended Revisions Undermine Federal Shield Law
Not long ago, we wrote about an amendment to the proposed federal media shield, a law that would protect journalists…
Ethics Questions Linger While Milwaukee University Lecturer Jessica McBride Continues Teaching
This summer we wrote about freelance journalist and University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee journalism lecturer Jessica McBride's affair with the city's police…
Daily Corrections? Should media put corrections in their news feeds?
Corrections offer a news outlet the chance to right their wrongs transparently. But because of the way corrections are issued—in…
Tweeting the News: Digital Journalism at DePaul University
The social media platform, Twitter, first gained legitimacy as a valuable news tool last April, when it helped connect protesters…
Polling the Public Opinion of Nothing: How lack of knowledge affects poll results
The question of scientific sampling and accuracy is usually our biggest concern when it comes to polling. But what happens…