by David W. Moore on May 18, 2012
CBS/NYTimes Poll Skews the Presidential Vote Question
Asking respondents who they will vote for in the presidential election several months away is a bit problematic. A lot...
2012 U.S. Election
by David W. Moore on Apr 25, 2012
Ignore Romney’s Low Favorability Ratings
Recently, the ABC News/Washington Post poll reported that Mitt Romney “has emerged from the Republican primary season with the weakest...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 13, 2012
MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell Apologizes for Inaccurate Comments on Mormonism
MSNBC host Lawrence O'Donnell apologized April 11 for his comments on Mormonism, Mediaite reported. In his April 11 apology, O'Donnell...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 03, 2012
Bakersfield Californian Retracts Fabricated Fishing Column Item, Forbes Unpublishes Fake April Fools Day Story Saying Romney Out of 2012 Presidential Race
Just before April 1, the Bakersfield Californian issued a retraction for an "item in Friday's Outdoors column, by Steve Merlo." ...
by David W. Moore on Mar 26, 2012
Is It Permissible for Reporters to Tell Half-Truths? The Case of CNN’s Anderson Cooper
COMMENTARY Selecting which facts to present in news stories is mostly a matter of judgment. Some alleged news organizations intentionally...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 05, 2012
GRANT: Oklahoma City University Gets Grant for 10-Part Series on Broadcasting Ethics
The Ethics and Excellence in Journalism Foundation gave the Oklahoma City University's Mass Communications department a $50,000 grant to help...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 28, 2012
NYT Columnist Apologizes for Tweet about Romney
New York Times op-ed columnist Charles M. Blow apologized for his Feb. 22 tweet about Mitt Romney, the National Review's...
by David W. Moore on Feb 23, 2012
Why is the Media Addicted to National Primary Polls?
All over the news this week are the amazing results of a Gallup tracking poll, which shows Rick Santorum leading...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 06, 2012
Michele Bachmann Calls for the Boston Globe to Retract Story
U.S. congresswoman Michele Bachmann (R-MN) claimed the Boston Globe's story "that speculated she'd be throwing her support behind Mitt Romney" during his...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 28, 2012
Journalist Says NYT Made ‘Lazy ReWrite’ in Late December Ron Paul Story, NYT Defends
Journalist Julian Sanchez accused the New York Times of publishing a "very light, very lazy rewrite" of a 2008 article...