by Sydney Smith on May 22, 2011
Schwarzenegger Affair: Media Ethics Debate on Privacy, Naming Woman, Pics
After news broke that former California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and his wife Maria Shriver were separating because he had a...
Daily Media Pick
by Sydney Smith on May 22, 2011
BBC’s Checklist for Checking Info off Social Media Sites
Social media sites can be a good way to promote and spread news, but they are also rife with fake...
by Sydney Smith on May 22, 2011
Do Disclosures of Conflicts of Interest Make Matters Worse?
Media Bistro reported on an economics study that argues that disclosure of conflict of interest doesn't fix the conflict of...
by Sydney Smith on May 22, 2011
Did ABC News Trivialize Charges against IMF Head?
Dominique Strauss-Kahn is the International Monetary Fund chief accused of forcing a hotel housekeeper into anal and oral sex and...
by Sydney Smith on May 21, 2011
NYT Criticized for not Crediting Social Media, not Linking outside of NYT
Reuters' Felix Salmon criticized two recent columns from the New York Times for ignoring social media's impact on the May 1 developing Osama...
by Sydney Smith on May 21, 2011
Web Sites Refuse To Take Down Fake Photo of Jake Gyllenhaal
Jake Gyllenhaal may sue over what he says is a fake photograph of him posing in his underwear, ABC.net.au reported. The photo shows...
by Sydney Smith on May 20, 2011
PCC Releases Annual Report, Director Interviewed for 1st Time Since ’09
The UK Press Complaints Commission released its annual report this week. Between the report and the PCC's director giving his...
by Sydney Smith on May 20, 2011
ABC-TV 23 Meteorologist Fired after Protest of Stripper Story
A California meteorologist claims his firing last week was related to his objection to a story aired by the ABC...
by Sydney Smith on May 19, 2011
Georgia Gov. Bans Access to Local Fox Station, WAGA
Gov. Nathan Deal of Georgia, a Republican, has banned access to Atlanta Fox-affiliate WAGA after the station ran "an unflattering story," MediaBistro reported....
by Sydney Smith on May 19, 2011
Birther Book Publisher Threatens Suit over Esquire Parody
Earlier this week, Esquire magazine published a story on their website claiming that a book publisher was yanking all copies of the...