by Sydney Smith on Feb 22, 2012
CNN’s Roland Martin Apologizes for Super Bowl Tweets
CNN's Roland Martin apologized on his podcast Washington Watch Feb. 19 for his controversial Super Bowl tweets, the Wrap reported....
Social Media & Online Commenting
by Sydney Smith on Feb 22, 2012
New Haven Independent Publishing Comments Again
We wrote earlier this month when the New Haven Independent stopped allowing its readers to comment on stories starting Feb....
by Sydney Smith on Feb 20, 2012
Indiana Newspaper Editor Henry Howard on Tweeting: Social Media Posts Should be ‘Same Standard’ as Print
The editor of the Journal & Courier, Henry Howard, explained that the newspaper has "stepped up our breaking news posts...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 14, 2012
Oprah Winfrey Apologizes, Deletes Tweet Asking for Viewers
Oprah issued an apology Feb. 13 after tweeting during the Feb. 12 Grammys “Every 1 who can please turn to...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 13, 2012
New Social Media Guidelines at Sky News Ban RTs of Others’ Work
Sky News issued restrictive new social media guidelines Feb. 7, the Guardian reported. According to the Guardian's report, under the...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 10, 2012
Globe & Mail Doesn’t Moderate Comments before Publication, New Haven Independent Stops Publishing Comments Altogether
The Globe and Mail's new public editor, Sylvia Stead, asked "Why not screen all comments before posting?" in a column....
by Sydney Smith on Feb 09, 2012
CNN Suspends Roland Martin for Controversial Tweets during Super Bowl
Anchor Roland Martin was suspended from CNN over his "homophobic tweets during the Super Bowl," the New York Daily News...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 04, 2012
Sports News Site: Fact Check Tweets Before Publishing Stories
Richard Greco suggested in a post on Philadelphia sports news site GCobb.com that journalists shouldn't automatically assume tweets are fact-checked...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 31, 2012
Roundup – Misreporting of Joe Paterno’s Death: Corrections, Retractions, Apologies and Social Media
As has been much documented, several media outlets misreported that former Penn State football coach Joe Paterno died Jan. 21. ...