by Sydney Smith on Aug 09, 2013
Seattle Weekly Freelancer Engaged to Convict Featured In Negative Review, Author Sues
True crime writer Ann Rule is suing Seattle Weekly for libel over its 2011 cover story about her book, Heart...
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by Sydney Smith on Aug 08, 2013
Libel Lawsuit against New Yorker Dismissed, Judge says Actual Malice Not Proven
Federal judge J. Paul Oetken dismissed Peter Paul Biro's libel lawsuit against the New Yorker magazine over its July 2010...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 08, 2013
BuzzFeed Takes Down Graphic Photo of Murdered Woman
BuzzFeed published and later took down a graphic photo of a murdered woman. The photo was posted by her husband,...
by David W. Moore on Aug 07, 2013
Quinnipiac Poll Asks Misleading Stand your Ground Questions
Quinnipiac University recently announced that a majority of American voters back “Stand Your Ground” laws, by a margin of 53%...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 06, 2013
Bloomberg Axes Editor for Fabrice Tourre Verdict Error
John Pickering was fired as an editor for Bloomberg News after he got the verdict wrong in a headline for a...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 05, 2013
AFP Bans criticism of ‘other media’ in Social Media Guideline Update
Agence France-Presse released new social media guidelines in mid-July. The guidelines call for the wire service's journalists to maintain "impartiality"...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 04, 2013
No More Anonymous Comments in North Andover Eagle-Tribune
The Eagle-Tribune, a daily newspaper in North Andover, Massachusetts, has decided to stop letting users comment anonymously, effective August 1....
by Sydney Smith on Aug 02, 2013
Sex Crime Victim: ‘Felt less-than-Human’ After Student Newspaper’s ‘Rap Pun’
Staff of Boston University's "independent student newspaper" the Daily Free Press will have to take "mandatory sensitivity training" after complaints...
by London Shearer Allen on Aug 02, 2013
Rolling Stone May Lose Millions If Advertisers Walk Over Boston Bomber Cover Boycott
The “boycott backfired!" Boycott failed! "Tsarnaev Doubles Sales of Rolling Stone." Sales doubled!?! Sounds exciting, right? Except the paltry earnings...
by David W. Moore on Aug 01, 2013
Pew’s ‘America is Polarized’ Theme – Wrong Again!
It’s not clear why Pew seems so intent on characterizing the American public as “polarized.” That is the message in...