by Sydney Smith on Oct 08, 2015
Roundup on the Debate about Naming Mass Shooters after Umpqua Attack
The Roseburg, Oregon sheriff sparked a debate last week when he would not name the suspected gunman responsible for the Oct....
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by Sydney Smith on May 21, 2014
Reed College Oil Stocks Hoax, 2 Oregon media outlets fooled
A fake press release claimed Oregon's Reed College announced that it was going to divest its holdings of fossil fuel...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 16, 2014
Payne Ethics Award Honors Journalists, Entries due March 3
The University of Oregon's journalism school is calling for entries for its annual journalism ethics award. Each year, the university's...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 19, 2012
Mediaite Headline had Wrong Name for Accused Oregon Mall Shooter
The headline for a Mediaite story about a shooting-suicide in a Portland, Oregon shopping mall last week contained a glaring error --...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 29, 2012
PolitiFact Oregon Reverses a Ruling, Corrects Claim about Party Endorsement
PolitiFact Oregon corrected its Jan. 18 ruling that "Republican Rob Cornilles had the endorsements of a variety of local mayors,...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 23, 2011
Oregon Newspaper Retracts Story Alleging Abuse at Horse Farm
Oregon weekly newspaper Wallowa County Chieftain retracted and apologized for its Jan. 20, 2011 story on a horse ranch, the Carpe...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 28, 2010
Lake Oswego, Oregon Seeks to Legally Define Journalist
A city in Oregon is trying to legally define who is a journalist, the Knight Center for Journalism in the...