by Sydney Smith on May 05, 2010
New York Post Sensationalizes, Doesn’t Source Arizona Deputy Shooting, Immmigration Story
In light of new anti-immigration law in Arizona, news media outlets need to add extra care not to fan the...
Anonymous Sources
by Sydney Smith on Apr 29, 2010
Fox News reports allegation of health care cover-up before fact checking anonymously written and sourced story
Journalists--especially in the mainstream media--aren’t supposed to run with anonymously written and sourced stories before verification, right? Whoops. Media Matters reported...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 25, 2010
Kentucky editor creates anonymous source tracker
A Kentucky editor has designed an online anonymous source tracker to note (almost) every time the news organizations on Google News use...
by Molika Ashford on Mar 11, 2010
Dodge City Reporter Claire O’Brien Fired After Reporters’ Privilege Fight
The embattled Kansas reporter Claire O’Brien--who refused to reveal a confidential source and story notes from her jailhouse interview to Ford County...
by Molika Ashford on Feb 24, 2010
Dodge City Reporter Testifies, Anonymous Source Reveals Himself
Dodge City Daily Globe reporter Claire O’Brien had her contempt charge and fine lifted when she appeared in court and...
by Molika Ashford on Feb 13, 2010
Dodge City Reporter Claire O’Brien Fined $1,000 A Day For Refusing to Testify
As federal shield legislation works its way slowly through the government, conflicts between journalists seeking to protect anonymous sources and...
by Molika Ashford on Jan 24, 2010
California Senator Ted Kaufman argues Bloggers are Modern Thomas Paines
While federal shield legislation is debated over questions on the ethics of anonymous sources and what kinds of “journalists” should...
by Molika Ashford on Jan 19, 2010
Journalism Industry Leaders File Brief Supporting Students in Anthony McKinney Case
Student reporters working in Northwestern University’s Medill Innocence project received a show of support January 11 from a group of...
by Molika Ashford on Jan 09, 2010
TSA Subpoena on Bloggers Highlights Limits in Federal Shield Law Legislation
Highlighting the limited scope of an amended Free Flow of Information Act--a proposed federal ‘shield law’ to protect journalists from...