by Rhonda Roland Shearer on Jun 18, 2009
Fake Photo Makes Pro-Ahmadinejad Rally Appear Larger
Gabriel Snyder's blog post on Gawker offers the best report, in StinkyJournalism's view, about the new Iranian fake photo flap....
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by Rhonda Roland Shearer on Jun 18, 2009
John Barnes NOT 1955 Kidnap Victim: The Almost, Could be…but Isn’t News Report
The facts were not in yet, but that didn't matter. AP launches the story on Tuesday, June 16, 2009. Television...
by Rhonda Roland Shearer on Jun 17, 2009
TIME Mag’s ‘Tilt Shift ‘ photography continues to embody editorial bias
Titled, "Endangered Species," TIME magazine's May 18th issue centered on the possible downfall of the Republican party. A two-page spread...
by Rhonda Roland Shearer on Jun 16, 2009
Copyright Cannibals: Environmental Graffiti.com :
The Environmental Graffiti commercial wGraffiti commercial web site promises someeb site promises some "Seriously Awesome Environmental News." However, if you...
by Rhonda Roland Shearer on Jun 16, 2009
‘The Streisand Effect’ : How trying suppress public information can backfire
Mike Masnick, Techdirt blog, coined a term "The Streisand effect." David Canton defined it as "what happens when someone tries...
by Rhonda Roland Shearer on Jun 15, 2009
UNDERCOVER : TV versus Newspaper Culture, and the ethics of investigative journalism
Malaysian journalist, Marc Lourdes, in his post on St. Louis Today (stltoday.com), expressed surprise at the difference between the cultures...
by Rhonda Roland Shearer on Jun 14, 2009
Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa: Hot for News…Reporters
UPDATE: 6/15/09: Los Angeles Mayor Villaraigosa was mistakenly labeled mayor of Pasadena. We regret the error. [Hat tip: Michael Balter]...
by Rhonda Roland Shearer on Jun 13, 2009
Wrong Papua New Guinea photo: PACNews Uses Photo from Wrong Country
The headline, "PNG tribesman sues New Yorker magazine" features an article and image about Papua New Guinea tribesmen, Hep Daniel...
by Rhonda Roland Shearer on Jun 12, 2009
NPPA Ethics Code leads the way in the Photoshop jungle
A Google search indicates that The Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) Ethics Code may be more familiar to media watchers...