by Sydney Smith on Jan 09, 2013
After publishing gun owner IDs, Gawker gets threats, Journal News hires armed guards
The White Plains Journal News hired "armed security personnel at two of its offices" amidst threats against the newspaper and...
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by Sydney Smith on Jan 09, 2013
Is Suri Cruise, a 6-year-old’s temper tantrum news?
A New York City tabloid has again stooped low by publishing invasive stories on Suri Cruise, the daughter of Tom...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 08, 2013
Greta Van Susteren: ‘Shame on the Daily Beast’ for Misquote
The Daily Beast's Howard Kurtz apologized to Fox News' Greta Van Susteren after misquoting her as joking that Hillary Clinton's...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 07, 2013
NPPA, White House Photographers Criticize Doctored Photo by Nancy Pelosi’s office
Nancy Pelosi's office doctored a photograph picturing the Democratic women in Congress but argues it's OK because it shows all...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 06, 2013
The Good & Bad in NPR, NYTimes’ Connecticut School Shootings Reporting
In light of reader criticism of reporting on December's Connecticut school shootings, two public editors -- NPR's Edward Schumacher-Matos and...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 05, 2013
India’s Zee News Charged for Interviewing Indian Rape Witness?
Zee News scored an exclusive interview with the "only witness" to the December gang rape of a woman in a...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 03, 2013
Event, Call for Papers: Wanted in Pakistan, ‘ethically responsible and peace building media’
Pakistan's University of the Punjab is hosting a Global Media Ethics conference March 13 and 14. According to an announcement...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 03, 2013
Playwright Jon Robin Baitz: New York Times’ ‘egregiously misquoted me’ in remarks about David Mamet
Playwright Jon Robin Baitz complained after the New York Times "egregiously misquoted" him in a front-page story last month on...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 02, 2013
Is Mitt Romney a Multi-Billionaire? Ask the AFP
Billionaire, millionaire, same difference? Agence France Presse misidentified former U.S. presidential candidate Mitt Romney as a "multi-billionaire" when he's really...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 02, 2013
Is Sports Reporter’s Cancer Fundraising a Conflict of Interest?
Local TV sports anchor Randy Shaver and his news director Jane Helmke defended against any possible conflict of interest in...