by Sydney Smith on Mar 07, 2011
Fact Checking the Fact Checkers
There's a new blog, "PolitiFact Bias," which is fact checking the fact checkers, PolitiFact. The site appears to have only...
Daily Media Pick
by Sydney Smith on Mar 07, 2011
The Sun, Daily Mail Guilty of Contempt of Court
A court ruled that The Sun and the Daily Mail were guilty of contempt of court because they published photos...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 06, 2011
Debate: Should Liberian Media Endorse Political Candidates?
In Liberia, there's a debate going on over whether it's OK for media outlets to make endorsements, Liberian newspaper The...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 06, 2011
Anonymous Commenters Not Protected in Indiana
An Indiana judge has called on two media outlets to turn over "identifying information" for anonymous commenters, the Indy Star reported. ...
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CPJ Criticizes Equatorial Guinea for Censoring Journalist
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) issued a statement criticizing Equatorial Guinea for censoring "coverage of events in North Africa, the Middle...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 05, 2011
Colorado Daily Newspaper Joins Press Assoc. in Backing J- School
Summit Daily expressed concern at the potential closing of University of Colorado's journalism school. As iMediaEthics has reported this week, the school's...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 05, 2011
Washington News Council Responds to AJR’s Report on News Councils (Including Washington News Council)
The Washington News Council (WNC) responded to American Journalism Review's article about news councils in the US -- including the Washington...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 05, 2011
Chinese Newspaper Slams Foreign Journalists for Fake News
In a recent commentary article, Chinese newspaper The Global Times "accused foreign journalists in the country of fabricating news," the...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 05, 2011
Is New OpEd Column ‘Bloomberg Views’ a Conflict of Interest for Mayor Bloomberg?
The New York Times noted that New York mayor Michael Bloomberg's media company will start publishing opinion work, including "up...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 04, 2011
Editor Joseph Weiler Not Guilty of Defamation in French Court
Journal editor Joseph Weiler was found not guilty of defamation in a French court yesterday, The Chronicle of Higher Education reported. A negative...