by Sydney Smith on Dec 09, 2010
WashPost Public Editor: Readers want more Transparency
The Washington Post's public editor, Andrew Alexander, called on the Post to be more transparent when publishing stories by non-Post...
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by Sydney Smith on Dec 03, 2010
WaPo Misquotes: David Simon, ‘The Wire’ Creator Not Optimistic About USA
The Washington Post issued a correction for misquoting David Simon, the creator of HBO's "The Wire," Gawker reported. Simon was...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 22, 2010
WaPo Public Editor: Post Should “Beef Up” Kaplan Reporting
The Washington Post should cover higher-education program Kaplan more aggressively, the Post's ombudsman Andrew Alexander argued in his Nov.19 public editor...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 14, 2010
Washington Post to Train Staff on Ethics
The Washington Post will train its newsroom staff on ethics and standards next year, its ombudsman Andrew Alexander announced in...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 12, 2010
Fishbowl DC Criticizes Washington Post for not Crediting Sources
Media Bistro's Fishbowl DC editor Betsy Rothstein slammed the Washington Post for not crediting other media outlets in two stories...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 12, 2010
Mark Luckie on New Media
Washington Post's national innovations editor Mark Luckie spoke at a panel discussion on "The Changing Media Landscape," the Columbia Journalism Review...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 04, 2010
WaPo Readers Cite Unfair Labels: ‘Wheel-chair bound’, ‘illegal immigrant’ & ‘ex-Marine’
Washington Post reader Ronald C. Semone complained about an Oct. 16 Metro story, which labeled a man recently convicted of...
by Claudia Haas , Sydney Smith on Oct 29, 2010
iMediaEthics Study: 68% Ten Top US Newspapers’ Blogs Are Edited
Clark Hoyt, the New York Times public editor, published a column on May 29 that addressed readers' reactions to, and concerns about, a...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 28, 2010
E-Commerce Links in News reports? NY Times, WaPo Public Editors Comment
Public editors at both the Washington Post and the New York Times recently weighed in on e-commerce links within the...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 22, 2010
WaPo Censors ‘Where’s Muhammed?’ Cartoon
The Washington Post's ombudsman Andrew Alexander reported Oct. 10 that the newspaper replaced the scheduled Oct. 3 "Non Sequitur" cartoon with an...