Media Protects Anonymous Sources on Rihanna-Chris Brown
Huffington Post reported that Los Angeles Times writer, Andrew Blankstein, was the first to reveal pop star Rihanna as the…
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New York Times Management Mute on O’Reilly Threats
Does media ownership have a responsibility to their staff to defend reporters against suggestions of violence? When Bill O'Reilly and Bernie Goldberg said on O'Reilly's…
France 2 Tries to Pass Off 2005 Hamas Dead Bodies Footage as from 2008
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NY Times Gets Philosophical on Citizen Journalism
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Blogger Debunks Holocaust Hoax:
How can every professional reporter be fooled but a blogger --who doesn't have the same resources available--realizes he should doggedly…
NewsBusters Busted: George W. Bush Gaza Overlay Photo was by ABC
After ABC News overlaid an AP photo of former President George W. Bush in the corner of a Getty photo…
Famed Nikita Khrushchev Shoe Banging Story Long In Doubt:
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