by Sydney Smith on Aug 27, 2012
Graphic Photos, Videos of Empire State Building Shooting Published
Many news outlets published graphic videos and photos from the Aug. 24 shooting at the Empire State Building -- including...
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by Sydney Smith on Aug 27, 2012
Romney Campaign: Colorado TV News’ Interview Restrictions ‘Not How we Operate’
Denver CBS affiliate KCNC-TV 4 reporter Shaun Boyd told viewers when airing her interview with Mitt Romney that Romney put...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 26, 2012
Daily Star Uses Simon Cowell Photo with John Challis Story
The UK Daily Star published a photo of Simon Cowell with a story on an actor's bid to have a...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 26, 2012
Newsweek: ‘We..Rely on our writers to submit factually accurate material’
Newsweek "does not have a fact-checking department," Politico reported Aug. 20. Politico quoted Newsweek spokesperson Andrew Kirk as saying that...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 26, 2012
Washington and Lee University Conference on Poverty to ‘Build Competence’ in Reporting
Washington and Lee University is hosting a conference for reporting on"poverty and economic justice," the "Knight Poverty Journalism Conference," according...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 26, 2012
UK PCC Gets 850+ Complaints over Prince Harry Naked Pics
As we have written, UK media outlets were asked to not run photos of Prince Harry naked, but the News...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 26, 2012
NBC News Corrects Headline Saying Neil Young not Neil Armstrong Died
Yesterday, astronaut Neil Armstrong died. NBC News wrongly reported that singer Neil Young died, according to Mediaite, which said NBC...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 25, 2012
Michigan Student Newspaper Unpublishes, Clarifies Report in Settlement
University of Michigan student-run newspaper The Michigan Daily unpublished a story about Ontario Hockey League's Kitchener Rangers' "hockey recruit "...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 25, 2012
NYT Public Editor Calls for ‘Transparency, Accountability, Humility’
Arthur Brisbane's final column as New York Times public editor repeated his 2010 calls for "transparency, accountability, humility" at the...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 24, 2012
California Newspaper: No ‘Destructive’ Comments on our Facebook
The executive editor of California newspaper The Hanford Sentinel told the newspaper's Facebook fans that it will delete anyone who...