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'...
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by Sydney Smith on Dec 12, 2010
Irish Newspaper Republishes Defamatory Comments
The Star Sunday newspaper was found guilty of contempt and defamation after it "deliberately repeated false and defamatory statements," the...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 12, 2010
BBC Mixes Up Nazi Rally Footage & Weather Forecast
The BBC apologized Dec. 8 for a "human error" that resulted in Nazi rally footage being aired in place of the...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 11, 2010
Julian Assange Is “Not Happy” About Cyber-Attacks
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is set to remain in custody until Dec. 14, but his lawyers are now stating that they anticipate...
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
‘India’s Own WikiLeaks’ ? Magazine Defends Publishing Leaked Tapes
iMediaEthics wrote last month about the media scandal in India in which two top journalists were accused of crossing ethical lines. SiFy.com...
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 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...