by Sydney Smith on Sep 20, 2017
Freelancer Dave Lozo loses gig after calling ESPN public editor ‘dumbest person’
This past week has seen a Twitter controversy within a larger, political controversy. It started with ESPN commentator Jemele Hill's...
Social Media & Online Commenting
by Sydney Smith on Sep 18, 2017
ESPN public editor responds to Jemele Hill tweets, ESPN says ‘not a political organization’
ESPN public editor Jim Brady weighed in on the Jemele Hill tweets calling Donald Trump a white supremacist that stirred...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 13, 2017
ESPN: Jemele Hill tweets calling Donald Trump a white supremacist ‘inappropriate’
Jemele Hill, co-host of ESPN's SportsCenter, called Pres. Donald Trump a white supremacist and a bigot on Twitter. In a...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 13, 2017
Kid Rock Says New York Post, Al Sharpton story ‘Fake News’
The New York Post published a story claiming music star Kid Rock tweeted "gloating" about Al Sharpton's daughter being arrested....
by Sydney Smith on Sep 07, 2017
Al Jazeera Drops Online Comments after ‘Vitriol, Bigotry, Racism & Sectarianism’
Al Jazeera announced it will be the latest news site to end online commenting, encouraging instead that readers interact and...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 05, 2017
Comments weren’t abusive, so why isn’t NPR re-opening comments section?
It wasn't simply because comments section was abusive, National Public Radio says. But even so, NPR doesn't plan to bring...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 13, 2017
Nazi salute, name calling ‘butch queen,’ round-up of journalist Twitter fails
Reporters, journalists and commentators continue getting in trouble over their social media use, because of either inappropriate or inaccurate posts....
by Sydney Smith on Jul 26, 2017
MSN Quietly Ends Online Comments after ‘Abusive & Offensive Posts’
MSN is the latest news site to end online comments. The Microsoft-owned site didn't announce the decision, but readers noticed...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 17, 2017
Sinclair TV News stations used 2016 photo of Black Lives Matter activist Deray McKesson’s arrest to illustrate unrelated 2017 crime stories
Two Sinclair Broadcasting-owned TV news stations used a photo of Black Lives Matters activist Deray McKesson being arrested during a...