by Sydney Smith on Aug 26, 2011
Blogger Behind Fake Quotes Attributed to NYT Columnist Paul Krugman
Blogger Carlos Graterol of the Campaign Fix blog admitted recently that he was posing as New York Times columnist Paul...
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by Sydney Smith on Aug 26, 2011
Dan Gillmor on Op-Eds:
Dan Gillmor criticized the media's willingness to publish op-eds that are ghost-written or essentially "public relations tactics" in a column...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 26, 2011
N.C. Court Dismisses Libel Lawsuit Against Indian TV News for Reporting ‘Rumors,’ Says No Jurisdiction
A North Carolina court dismissed a $12 million libel lawsuit against Indian TV networks Sun TV Network, CNN-IBN, New Delhi...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 25, 2011
Daniel Domscheit-Berg: I ‘Shredded’ 3K+ WikiLeaks Documents
Former WikiLeaks staff member Daniel Domscheit-Berg claims he "'shredded' more than 3,500 unpublished documents" that WikiLeaks had obtained, NYMag reported. The admission...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 25, 2011
7th Righthaven Suit Dismissed
For the seventh time in nine weeks, a U.S. judge dismissed a case filed by Righthaven because the copyright company...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 25, 2011
No More ‘Fairness Doctrine’
The Federal Communications Commission axed "the Fairness Doctrine and 83 other 'outdated and obsolete media-related rules,'" Fox News reported. According...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 25, 2011
Eliot Spitzer Sued for Defamation over 2010 Slate Article
Eliot Spitzer's August 22, 2010 article for Slate is now the subject of a $90 million defamation lawsuit, Gothamist reported....
by Sydney Smith on Aug 24, 2011
Darrell Issa Lists 13 Errors in NYT Report, Wants Retraction
Darrell Issa is calling for a retraction from the New York Times over its Aug 14 report (see here) on...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 24, 2011
Former New York Times Writer Criticizes Newspaper for 1991 Riot Reporting
A former New York Times reporter criticized the New York Times' reporting on a 1991 Crown Heights, NY murder and...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 24, 2011
What’s in a Name: Reuters Corrects Gadhafi Tweet
Reuters corrected its Aug. 21 news release that Muammar Gaddafi "has been detained" via Twitter. The news outlet's original information suggested...