by Sydney Smith on Apr 28, 2012
NYDaily News Photog Says Tweet Suggesting NYT Checkbook Journalism ‘Wrong’, POLITICO reports
A New York Daily News photographer said "I was wrong and sorry" for an April 20 tweet, POLITICO reported. His...
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by Sydney Smith on Apr 28, 2012
‘Racist’ and ‘Right Wing’ Facebook Posts Prompt Re-assignment of Essence Editor
According to the Maynard Institute's Richard Prince and Media Bistro, Essence magazine's managing editor Michael Bullerdick posted "racist and extreme...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 28, 2012
News Outlets Report Satire Quote about China Censoring Titanic Nude Scenes as Fact
A satire post on Chinese social media prompted fake news stories about Chinese censors, who took out "the scene of...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 27, 2012
Rupert Murdoch at Leveson Inquiry: Apologies for Hacking Scandal
Rupert Murdoch apologized for the hacking scandal during the April 26 Leveson Inquiry hearing into press standards and practices. The...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 27, 2012
Irish Businessman Owning 22% of Independent News & Media Claims it’s Biased Against Him
Irish businessman Denis O'Brien sent a letter to Independent Newspapers claiming it has "one of the most concerted and biased...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 26, 2012
‘Pay-for-Media-Play’ Common in Chinese, Taiwanese Media, says NYT, Global Post, Taipei Times reports
The practice of paying Chinese media outlets for positive coverage was highlighted by the New York Times earlier this month. ...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 26, 2012
Training on Suicide Reporting for UK Sun after PCC Complaint
A December 2011 column by the BBC's Jeremy Clarkson for UK News Corp-owned The Sun prompted "a complaint from five...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 25, 2012
Celeb Chefs Call for Correction to NYT GhostWriter Claims, Under NYT’s Def of Ghostwriter Isn’t Every Researcher Ghostwriter?
The New York Times' public editor wrote last month about complaints over the New York Times' March 14 Dining section...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 25, 2012
Toronto Star Public Editor Questions Decision to Publish Reader-Submitted Rob Ford KFC Video
The Toronto Star published a reader-submitted video of Toronto mayor Rob Ford walking out of a KFC fast food restaurant. But...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 25, 2012
Leveson Inquiry: Sky News’ John Ryley Apologizes for ‘Misleading’ Statement Sky Never hacked, OfCom Announces Investigation
At the April 23 Leveson Inquiry into press standards and practices, Sky News' head John Ryley commented on the recent...