by Sydney Smith on Jul 25, 2011
Was Bathtub Photo with Dead Baby Story Bad Taste at Wash D.C. CBS-affiliate?
Visual journalist Charles Apple called out Washington, D.C. CBS-affiliate WUSA Channel 9 for bad taste for an illustration on a...
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by Sydney Smith on Jul 24, 2011
Debate on the Future of the UK Press Complaints Commission
The UK media regulatory body the Press Complaints Commission has come under fire this month as more and more allegations...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 24, 2011
Will Australia Get New Media Laws Following UK Phone Hacking Scandal?
Despite calls for a new media laws in Australia, the country's attorney general, Robert McClelland, "has ruled out trying to...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 23, 2011
AP’s Freelance Photographer Fired for Photoshop
The Associated Press killed images from freelance photographer Miguel Tovar after it was revealed the photographer Photoshopped an image to...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 23, 2011
Did James Murdoch Give Bad Info to Parliament in NOTW Phone Hacking Testimony?
Two former News of the World employees -- Colin Myler and Tom Crone -- allege James Murdoch "misled Parliament" in his July...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 23, 2011
New Social Media Guidelines at AFP
The Agence France Presse has released new guidelines on reporting from social media. The AFP calls on staff to "monitor...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 23, 2011
Thugs is not Objective
CNN anchor Anderson Cooper tweeted July 11 "Thugs attack us embassy in #syria. This is from the #Mubarak playbook. Details #ac360...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 23, 2011
Entertainment Weekly Admits Fake Jonah Hill Quotes, Zooey Deschanel Criticizes Los Angeles Times for Calling her ‘Snobby Cow’
Entertainment Weekly has apologized for publishing fake quotes attributed to actor Jonah Hill at a July BAFTA event, Gossip Cop reported. ...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 22, 2011
Canadian Broadcast Standards Council Not Taking Any More Complaints on Sun TV’s Interview with Margie Gillis
The Canadian Broadcast Standards Council asked for viewers to stop sending in complaints over Canadian news station Sun TV's June...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 22, 2011
LA Times Readers Criticize Labeling Jaycee Dugard “Sex Slave”
Many readers complained over a July 10 headline calling Jaycee Dugard a "sex slave," Los Angeles Times readers representative Deirdre...