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...
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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 Aug 07, 2010
Historian and Wife Apologize, Pay Two Authors Defamed in Online “Poison Pen” Reviews
Professor Orlando Figes, the high-profile London historian who earlier this year fessed up to writing defamatory anonymous reviews of competitors' work on...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 30, 2010
UK’s Daily Star Apologizes, Pays Damages after Publishing Hoax Story
British newspaper The Daily Star published an apology July 24 for a July 21 hoax it printed about Rockstar Games,...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 15, 2010
The Metro’s Coverage of Nanny’s Death Upsets The Media Blog, Commenters
Several newspapers, including the British daily The Metro, published stories about Nichola Paginton, who died last October of heart failure...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 30, 2010
Daily Mail reports story from fake Steve Jobs Twitter account
The Guardian wrote June 28 that its competitor the Daily Mail published a story based on a tweet from a...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 29, 2010
Bloggers Call Out Telegraph For Re-Using Gaza Photo From 2009
MediaBackspin and YidwithLid blogged June 28 that that the Daily Telegraph used a 2009 photo out of context --suggesting a...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 24, 2010
U.S. Libel bill could make some libel tourism rulings void in U.S.
Because Britain's libel laws are more friendly to the public than the media, American-based media outlets and writers sometimes find...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 16, 2010
UK Science Journalists Critique Each Other’s Criticisms – Commetnary
A UK journalist's critique of a science article has stirred up some controversy of its own in the blogosphere. But,...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 11, 2010
European Journalism Code of Ethics Proposed
The European Journalism Centre's editor, Howard Hudson, has proposed a European Code of Journalism Ethics. The draft was released May 3. The...