by Sydney Smith on Sep 11, 2010
Terry Jones’s Quran Burning — Media Responsibility, Tips, and Policies
As of now, Gainesville, Florida pastor Terry Jones has well-publicized his intentions to burn copies of the Quran on Sept. 11....
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by Sydney Smith on Sep 04, 2010
There’s No ‘ Ground Zero Mosque’ –There May Be a Community Center NEAR Ground Zero
"The Ground Zero mosque" phrase and idea has dominated headlines recently and stirred up political and media controversy. But, the numerous...
by George F. Bishop on Sep 01, 2010
What Do Ground Zero Mosque and Muslim Media Polls Tell Us ?
“Ground Zero” Mosque and Muslim media polls tell us what?That a majority of Americans are just a bunch of Islamophobes?...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 01, 2010
Fox News says Bill O’Reilly didn’t know he’d be used in investment scheme newsletter
An e-mail from conservative news agency Newsmax converted an interview with Bill O'Reilly into an endorsement for an investment program...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 31, 2010
HuffPost Removes Offer of $100K for a Takedown of Glenn Beck
The Huffington Post removed one of its blogs from its site yesterday and replaced it with an editor's note that...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 17, 2010
NY Post deletes incorrect liver transplant story after page 2 correction
An unusually large correction with a big font headline ran on page 2 in the print edition of the New...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 22, 2010
Media Duped by Fake General Mills press release
A fake press release about General Mills led to several news reports based on the hoax, highlighting the speed of the...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 07, 2010
Fox News’ Obama Speech Video : Was it intentionally edited to remove applause?
Bloggers questioned if Fox News removed 12 seconds of applause from the May 22 commencement speech Barack Obama gave at West Point....
by George F. Bishop on May 28, 2010
How Immigration Poll Majorities Are Born In The USA
Virtually every legitimate- or junk-poll these days turns up a majority (or seeming majority) in favor of the recently passed...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 29, 2010
Fox News reports allegation of health care cover-up before fact checking anonymously written and sourced story
Journalists--especially in the mainstream media--aren’t supposed to run with anonymously written and sourced stories before verification, right? Whoops. Media Matters reported...