by Sydney Smith on Dec 14, 2010
Julian Assange Granted Bail But Still in Jail
Julian Assange, founder of WikiLeaks, was granted bail today under several conditions. According to the Associated Press, $380,000 "was put up as...
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by Sydney Smith on Dec 13, 2010
WikiLeaks, Media Ethics Discussions Going Hand in Hand?
WikiLeaks has dominated news stories the past two weeks as constant feeds of news updates are published. iMediaEthics searched on Google...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 12, 2010
Apology over Book Review published before the Book was actually Finished
The A.V. Club's editor Keith Phipps published an apology to readers Dec. 9 over a book review. The book review of Genius...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 12, 2010
School District to Cut Journalism Classes?
Susan Moeller wrote on the Huffington Post about high school journalism classes being cut. She noted that the board for Illinois'...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 11, 2010
Denver Post Sues Drudge Report, Wants $150,000 & His Domain Name In Copyright Lawsuit
Copyright enforcement company Righthaven has filed its second lawsuit on behalf of the Denver Post's content -- this time seeking...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 10, 2010
Can Transparency Replace Objectivity in Journalism? Amy Gahran asks
Move aside, the journalistic debate over objectivity. Instead, let's talk about being transparent. "Is transparency the new objectivity?" Amy Gahran...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 09, 2010
WashPost Public Editor: Readers want more Transparency
The Washington Post's public editor, Andrew Alexander, called on the Post to be more transparent when publishing stories by non-Post...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 09, 2010
OJR : Why don’t Journalists Call Out Sources More for Lying?
Online Journalism Review's Robert Hernandez wrote Dec. 8 wondering if journalists have the courage to stand up and call out...
by David W. Moore on Dec 08, 2010
How Polls Mislead on the Bush-Era Tax Cuts
The polling consensus these days is that most Americans support extending the Bush-era tax cuts just for the middle class and...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 08, 2010
NPR Public Editor Calls for “Report an Error” button
NPR's ombudsman, Alicia Shepard, blogged about how news organizations need to be better about correcting errors, Web Newser reported. One...