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StinkyJournalism Media Picks
Internet ethics-Listing filtered by Topic
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Blog and Go to Jail?
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| by Sydney Smith, StinkyJournalism.org |
September 05, 2010 08:04 am EST
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| Screenshot detail above from a video posted on Hal Turner's YouTube channel. Turner "faces up to 10 years in prison" after blogging threats against federal judges led to his recent conviction in New Jersey. (Credit: YouTube, Hal Turner) |
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Blogging can hone writing skills and create an audience of people with similar interests. It can also land you in jail or the courtroom-- even in the United States, the land of protected speech.
David G. Savage reported for the Los Angeles Times that while U.S. free speech protections applies to bloggers, that doesn't mean they can't get sued for online postings.
There's been "a steady growth in litigation over content on the...Go to full story
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There's No ' Ground Zero Mosque' --There May Be a Community Center NEAR Ground Zero
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| by Sydney Smith, StinkyJournalism.org |
September 04, 2010 07:19 am EST
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| This detail of a Google Maps search shows the distance between the actual location of Ground Zero and the planned location for the Park 51 Community Center project. (Credit: Google Maps) |
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"The Ground Zero mosque" phrase and idea has dominated headlines recently and stirred up political and media controversy.
But, the numerous headlines, cutlines, quotes and stories about the "Ground Zero mosque" are misleading because the intended development project is a community center, with a mosque among other facilities. And, it's near, not at or on Ground Zero.
As YahooNews! Michael Calderone wrote Aug...Go to full story
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Ohio Newspapers Publicly Question Each Other's Ethics
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| by Sydney Smith, StinkyJournalism.org |
September 03, 2010 08:11 am EST
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| Brown Publishing Co. published this open letter to its readers after Dayton Daily News published articles accusing the company of inflating circulation figures. |
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It's unusual for news organizations to openly criticize each other. The Dayton Daily News reported a series of articles calling out another Ohio newspaper publishing group for the unethical practice of inflating circulation numbers for advertising purposes back in 2008.
In response, the publishing group - Brown Publishing Company - critiqued the Dayton Daily News for using anonymous sources and confidential information to write negatively... Go to full story
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Washington Post sports writer Mike Wise suspended after hoax tweet
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| by Sydney Smith, StinkyJournalism.org |
September 02, 2010 08:01 am EST
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| Mike Wise, a Washington Post sports writer, was suspended for the above tweet, a fake news update to an ongoing sports story. (Credit: Twitter) |
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Washington Post sports columnist Mike Wise was given a 30-day suspension after knowingly tweeting fake information. His Twitter bio identifies him as a columnist for The Post and he has more than 3,500 followers. Wise is just the latest of many reporters discliplined for their online postings. Others include The Washington Post's Dave Weigel and CNN's Octavia Nasr.
Wise tweeted a hoax message that Pittsburgh Steelers...Go to full story
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Fox News says Bill O'Reilly didn't know he'd be used in investment scheme newsletter
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| by Sydney Smith, StinkyJournalism.org |
September 01, 2010 05:55 am EST
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| The above screenshot shows an e-mail promotion for the "Economic Crisis Summit," a web program that hosted an interview with O'Reilly. Later they used his image and likeness to promote a financial investment newsletter. (Credit: Media Matters) |
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An e-mail from conservative news agency Newsmax converted an interview with Bill O'Reilly into an endorsement for an investment program -- without his knowledge.
Newsmax's e-mail promoted a webcast called "Economic Crisis Summit," which featured both the O'Reilly interview and a promotion for a financial investment newsletter. (A copy of the e-mail, which lists O'Reilly as the "premier guest," is available here on Media Matters'...Go to full story
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HuffPost Removes Offer of $100K for a Takedown of Glenn Beck
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| by Sydney Smith, StinkyJournalism.org |
August 31, 2010 08:11 am EST
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| The Huffington Post removed Beau Friedlander's post offering money in exchange for a sex tape, phone records or anything that gets Glenn Beck out of the public eye. The Post removed the story and replaced it with the above editor's note. (Credit: Huffington Post) |
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The Huffington Post removed one of its blogs from its site yesterday and replaced it with an editor's note that said the posting "didn't meet our editorial standards."
The blog post, by Beau Friedlander, offered $100,000 for anything that could "pop the tea baggers' favorite balloon" and get Glenn Beck out of "the public eye forever." Friedlander didn't say he was putting up his own money, but offered to be the...Go to full story
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WikiFactCheck Site Sets to CrowdSource Fact Checking
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| by Sydney Smith, StinkyJournalism.org |
August 30, 2010 07:50 am EST
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| Andrew Lih, pictured above, has created a new fact checking site, WikiFactCheck. (Credit: Flickr, "TheSeafarer" |
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The community submitted, edited and free for users Wikipedia has been around for a few years now. Google ranks Wikipedia as the fifth most trafficked site on the web. The Wiki brand recently leaped into another international controversy with WikiLeaks' publication of secret U.S. military Afghan war documents.
And now, the next Wiki on the scene is WikiFactCheck, a wiki site created by journalist Andrew Lih. Wikis are open-content sites, which allow...Go to full story
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New NYT Public Editor Arthur Brisbane's First Column on "Absolutes"
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| by Sydney Smith, StinkyJournalism.org |
August 28, 2010 07:44 am EST
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| Arthur Brisbane, above, wrote his first column as the public editor of the New York Times on the danger of using "absolutes." (Credit: Earl Wilson/The New York Times) |
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The first column by Arthur Brisbane, The New York Times' new (and fourth) public editor, focused on the often troubling use of "absolutes" - the claim that something is the most, the best, 100%, and so on. The three previous public editors have been Clark Hoyt, Byron Calame and Daniel Okrent.
Brisbane wrote that "a danger awaits stories that venture into the land of 100%." He said, "Stories that report on something that is a 'first,'...Go to full story
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Why is WaPo's "spraying semen" story Metro section front page news?
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| by Sydney Smith, StinkyJournalism.org |
August 26, 2010 07:59 am EST
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| Is the Washington Post's coverage of a man accused of spraying semen unnecessary graphic and worthy of page one position in the Metro section? Terry Michael, seen in this detail of a screen shot from a Russia Today YouTube interview, sarcastically wondered "if there are any adults" at the famed newspaper. (Credit: YouTube, Russia Today) |
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Terry Michael, the director of the Washington Center for Politics & Journalism, sarcastically wondered Aug 19 on his personal blog if "there are any adults" at the Washington Post. The Washington Center for Politics & Journalism is a non-profit organization "to teach future political reporters about politics from the perspective of political practitioners and political journalists."
Michael's concerns stemmed from a Washington...Go to full story
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The Atlantic criticizes HuffPost for being duped by satire site & not admitting error
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| by Sydney Smith, StinkyJournalism.org |
August 24, 2010 06:25 am EST
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| Screenshot detail shows Huffington Post's updated version of its article that originally critiqued ChristWire's satirical article. (Credit: Huffington Post) |
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The Atlantic Wire's John Hudson called out the Huffington Post Aug 19 for treating a satirical article as news and not being transparent in its corrections.
According to Hudson, Huffington Post's Katla McGlynn criticized a joke article "Is my Husband Gay?" as if it were a serious, not a satirical article. The article was published Aug 14 on ChristWire.org, which labels itself "Conservative Values for the Unsaved World." While the...Go to full story
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