by Sydney Smith on Jan 26, 2012
BusinessWeek ‘Kills’ Bruised Mitt Romney Cover
BusinessWeek withheld its cover image picturing a bruised Mitt Romney with a black eye and cuts and bruises. New York Magazine,...
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by Sydney Smith on Jan 26, 2012
Jewish Times Owner Plans to Sell Newspaper after Obama ‘Hit’ Column
Andrew Adler, publisher and editor-in-chief of the Atlanta Jewish Times, resigned this week over his controversial article suggesting a "hit"...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 25, 2012
Ecuador’s President Says WashPost is Unethical
Ecuador's president Rafael Correa accused the Washington Post of bias, "lack of ethics and professionalism," Prensa Latina reported Jan. 18....
by Sydney Smith on Jan 25, 2012
NYTimes Corrects: 46 Million U.S. people not on Xanax
The New York Times issued a Jan. 22 correction to its Jan. 15 opinion article that incorrectly reported in its...
by David W. Moore on Jan 24, 2012
2012 Top Ten Dubious Polling Awards
Polls can disregard science and even logic. The pollsters themselves often embrace entertaining headlines rather than reflect accurate public opinion....
by Sydney Smith on Jan 24, 2012
New Fact Check Site FlackCheck Checks Political Ads, Journalism
The University of Pennsylvania's Annenberg Public Policy Center started a website called Flackcheck.org to "fact check political ads and political...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 24, 2012
SC Voters Sent e-mail Posing as CNN Jan.19
Last week, an e-mail posing as a CNN news alert was "sent to Republican activists in South Carolina" on Jan....
by Sydney Smith on Jan 23, 2012
Jewish Times Apologizes, Retracts Story Suggesting a ‘Hit’ on Obama
Jewish newspaper the Atlanta Jewish Times is retracting its column that suggested putting a "hit" on U.S. president Barack Obama,...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 22, 2012
NBC Reporter’s DUI Prompts Source-Reporter Ethics Questions
The Washington Times' Gayle Falkenthal questioned in December the "distance reporters need to maintain from their sources" after the police...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 22, 2012
AP Updates Social Media Guidelines Again
The Associated Press announced Jan. 17 that it has published an "update of the social media guidelines that were last...