by David W. Moore on Dec 21, 2010
Do Americans Care About War in Afghanistan? Reinterpreting the Polls
According to the latest ABC News/Washington Post poll, six of ten Americans now say the war in Afghanistan has not...
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by Rhonda Roland Shearer , Sydney Smith on Dec 15, 2010
HuffPost Removes Fake Aisha Story After iMediaEthics Fact Check
Abdulhadi Hairan's Aug. 29, 2010 Huffington Post blog post titled "Is Time's Aisha Story Fake?" issued a serious charge of fraud and mistaken...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 14, 2010
WikiLeaks Part II: Secret Afghan Documents, News source or news site?
While it's openly an advocacy and whistleblower safe haven, WikiLeaks has also caused a stir by crossing into gray journalistic...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 13, 2010
WikiLeaks Part I: What Do We Know About WikiLeaks?
The late July publication of thousands of secret U.S. documents relating to the war in Afghanistan by the mysterious website...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 07, 2010
Newsweek Corrects Photo Caption To Disclose Image is Illustration
StinkyJournalism received a complaint about the May 10 issue of Newsweek from graphic designer and StinkyJournalism reader Dan Levinson. He noted...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 22, 2010
Injured Freelance Journalist Paul Raffaele Files Lawsuit against Smithsonian Mag, United States
EXCLUSIVE: Freelance journalist Paul Raffaele is suing the United States, the Smithsonian Institution and Smithsonian magazine for breach of contract....
by Katie Rolnick on Dec 14, 2009
Bombed in Afghanistan: Freelancer Paul Raffaele’s Struggle for Help
As media outlets turn increasingly to freelancers in order to cut costs, the risks for hired journalists become more evident....
by Rhonda Roland Shearer on Nov 30, 2009
Reuters relies on Blogger, iCasualties.org, for War Dead Numbers
In mainstream media journalism, "blogger inaccuracy" is one of the most often mentioned criticisms. The blogger Michael White appears to be one...
by Rhonda Roland Shearer on Jul 25, 2009
‘Non-News’ is bad news for NPR’s audience: bin Laden son story
NPR's headline sounded newsworthy enough: "Bin Laden Son Reported Killed In Pakistan." Mary Louise Kelly writes in her lede: "U.S....