by Sydney Smith on Feb 24, 2012
News Orgs Back NYT’s James Risen’s Bid to Protect Anonymous Sources
"More than two dozen news organizations" have asked Virginia's U.S. district court in a "friend-of-the-court brief" to allow New York...
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by Sydney Smith on Feb 24, 2012
Mediaite Apologizes, Takes down Post that Wrongly Said Touré Defended Chris Brown
Mediaite apologized for incorrectly reporting that journalist Touré tweeted "defending Chris Brown." The original article, titled "Touré defends Chris Brown...
by David W. Moore on Feb 23, 2012
Why is the Media Addicted to National Primary Polls?
All over the news this week are the amazing results of a Gallup tracking poll, which shows Rick Santorum leading...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 23, 2012
Asian American Journalists Association Lists Facts, Tips for Reporting on Jeremy Lin
The Asian American Journalists Association issued a Feb. 22 "media advisory" for reporting on Jeremy Lin. Lin is a professional...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 22, 2012
CNN’s Roland Martin Apologizes for Super Bowl Tweets
CNN's Roland Martin apologized on his podcast Washington Watch Feb. 19 for his controversial Super Bowl tweets, the Wrap reported....
by Sydney Smith on Feb 22, 2012
Fired ESPN Editor Says Jeremy Lin Chink Headline a Mistake
ESPN editor Anthony Federico apologized for his headline "Chink in the Armor: Jeremy Lin's 9 Turnovers Cost Knicks in Streak-stopping...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 22, 2012
New Haven Independent Publishing Comments Again
We wrote earlier this month when the New Haven Independent stopped allowing its readers to comment on stories starting Feb....
by Sydney Smith on Feb 20, 2012
Indiana Newspaper Editor Henry Howard on Tweeting: Social Media Posts Should be ‘Same Standard’ as Print
The editor of the Journal & Courier, Henry Howard, explained that the newspaper has "stepped up our breaking news posts...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 19, 2012
Nonprofit Chicago News Site to Shut Down
Non-profit Chicago news site the Chicago News Cooperative announced it is closing, NBC Chicago reported. The site, which "had partnerships"...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 19, 2012
NYT Corrects Name of Cat
The New York Times issued a Feb. 17 corection to its article the same day titled "Have an Unruly Cat?...