by Sydney Smith on Mar 02, 2011
Journalist Wonders “Where’s the Fair Foreign Media?”
Reem Antoon wrote for Bahraini news site Gulf Daily News criticizing foreign media for reporting on assumptions. Antoon claimed that...
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by Sydney Smith on Mar 02, 2011
Julian Assange To Trademark Name?
WikiLeaks' Julian Assange applied for a trademark to his name on Feb. 14, according to the Guardian. His trademark request...
by David W. Moore on Mar 01, 2011
Do Egyptians Want Freedom of Religion? Understanding the Different Findings from Pew & Gallup
One of the key questions in assessing the likelihood of public support for democracy is the willingness of people to...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 01, 2011
Were Scottish MPs Comments Off the Record? Journalist, Newspaper Debate
A Scottish Parliament member resigned after the newspaper the Sunday Herald published his controversial comments about recent rapes. In the aftermath...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 28, 2011
UK Site Churnalism Matches News Articles with Press Releases
Churnalism.com, a new non-profit website established by the Media Standards Trust, seeks to identify when stories published in the news...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 28, 2011
Newspapers Guild Petitions for HuffPost to Pay Its Bloggers
The Newspaper Guild has started a movement to send letters calling on the HuffPost to pay its bloggers. The Newspaper...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 27, 2011
"Detecting Bull" : John McManus’s Book About Finding Media Bias
Editor's Note : John McManus asked to add further context to two of the "soundbytes" above. For accuracy and context,...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 27, 2011
Buffalo Beast Editor Criticized by SPJ after Hoaxing Scott Walker with Prank Call
As has been widely reported, Buffalo Beast editor Ian Murphy posed as Koch Industries' executive vice president David Koch in...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 27, 2011
UCSD Student Satire Publication May be Sued over Doctored Photo
University of California San Diego student humor publication The Koala labeled a "female student government representative a 'fat wh-re' in...