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1 Jared Diamond in the Rough:
The Pig in a Garden Series
  September 14, 2009   09:41 am EST
Jared Diamond in the Rough:
Media, Misrepresentation, and Indigenous People
  by Valerie Alia
2 New York Times: Profiting From Deceptive Ads They Decry:
Media
  August 25, 2009   07:28 am EST
New York Times: Profiting From Deceptive Ads They Decry:
Paper Vows Investigation "to ensure this does not happen in the future"
  by Matthew Nestel
3 Hearing Stories, Telling Stories:
The Pig in a Garden Series
  July 20, 2009   8:11 pm EST
Hearing Stories, Telling Stories:
What narratives could tell Jared Diamond about the world
  by Paige West
4 Beef with Newsweek Buffalo Chart:
Media
  July 02, 2009
Beef with Newsweek Buffalo Chart:
"Back Story" Graphic Showing "Foreign Holders Of US Bonds" Is Bull!
  by Rhonda Roland Shearer
5 Copyright Cannibals: Environmental Graffiti.com :
Media
  June 16, 2009
Copyright Cannibals: Environmental Graffiti.com :
" WE ARE NOT JOURNALISTS, we are photo BLOGGERS...the same criteria does not apply to us."
  by Rhonda Roland Shearer
6 Did Daniel Wemp really say that?
The Pig in a Garden Series
  June 02, 2009
Did Daniel Wemp really say that?
Using corpus linguistics to evaluate the likelihood that Jared Diamond’s reported quotes in The New Yorker were ever spoken
  by Douglas Edward Biber
7 Hello from Papua New Guinea...By the way, we read The New Yorker :
The Pig in a Garden Series
  May 27, 2009
Hello from Papua New Guinea...By the way, we read The New Yorker :
Jared Diamond's reputation precedes him in Papua New Guinea
  by Michael McManus
8 Jared Diamond’s Tall Tale Gives Journalism a Bad Name
The Pig in a Garden Series
  May 22, 2009
Jared Diamond’s Tall Tale Gives Journalism a Bad Name
The New Yorker leaves many questions hanging
  by Alan Bisbort
9 Keeping the Peace in Micronesia:
The Pig in a Garden Series
  May 18, 2009
Keeping the Peace in Micronesia:
Matrilineal clans as solutions to—rather than causes of—vengeance
  by Glenn Petersen
10 The New Yorker’s Second Crisis of Conscience:
The Pig in a Garden Series
  May 14, 2009
The New Yorker’s Second Crisis of Conscience:
Why Jared Diamond is Neither the Fish of the Anthropologist Nor the Fowl of a Journalist
  by Carolyn Fluehr-Lobban
11 Big Conservation In Papua New Guinea:
The Pig in a Garden Series
  May 11, 2009
Big Conservation In Papua New Guinea:
Jared Diamond�s New Yorker article reflects a larger problem
  by Andrew Mack
12 Jared Diamond's 'Light Elephants' and Dark Revenge in The New Yorker:
The Pig in a Garden Series
  May 06, 2009
Jared Diamond's 'Light Elephants' and Dark Revenge in The New Yorker:
The Problems Of Amateur Anthropology
  by Nancy Sullivan
13 Jared Diamond’s Factual Collapse:
Special Report: Media
  April 21, 2009
Jared Diamond’s Factual Collapse:
New Yorker Mag’s Papua New Guinea Revenge Tale Untrue’Tribal Members Angry, Want Justice
  by Rhonda Roland Shearer with Michael Kigl, Kritoe Keleba, Jeffrey Elapa
14 CBS GREG GUMBEL’S TECHNICAL FOUL:
Special Report: Media
  March 30, 2009
CBS GREG GUMBEL’S TECHNICAL FOUL:
EXCLUSIVE: "It wasn’t supposed to be an infomercial," says Gumbel’s agent
  by Rhonda Roland Shearer
15 ABC News’ Exploitation of Medical Conditions?
Media
  March 10, 2009
ABC News’ Exploitation of Medical Conditions?
The Dark Side of "News" as Entertainment
  by Rhonda Roland Shearer
16 Hurtful & Unfair Pilot Blame Game?
Disasters
  February 20, 2009
Hurtful & Unfair Pilot Blame Game?
False suggestions of error continue to dominate Continental Flight 3407 crash news
  by Rhonda Roland Shearer
17 1st Annual: 2009 TOP TEN "DUBIOUS POLLING" AWARDS
StinkyJournalism.org Presents:
  January 29, 2009
1st Annual: 2009 TOP TEN "DUBIOUS POLLING" AWARDS
  by Pollsters George Bishop and David Moore
18 First Fauxtography…Now Fauxdio?
Media News
  January 27, 2009
First Fauxtography…Now Fauxdio?
The BBC’s "Montage" Tampered With President Obama's Inaugural Words on Climate Change
  by Rhonda Roland Shearer and Danielle Elliot
19 Part I: The Unspoken Peril for "Citizen Journalists"
Special Report: The Tax Realities
  January 13, 2009
Part I: The Unspoken Peril for "Citizen Journalists"
Surprise! You Owe the IRS Some Gift Tax!
  by Rhonda Roland Shearer and Danielle Elliot
20 Parent Alert!
Media
  December 05, 2008
Parent Alert!
NY Times reporter sought teens on Facebook
  by Rhonda Roland Shearer
21 Catching Criminals with Photoshop ?
Crime
  November 21, 2008
Catching Criminals with Photoshop ?
Interview with Jim Hoerricks, LAPD, On Forensic Photography
  by Nathaniel Janis
22 Holy Gallup's Ghost !
Politics
  November 11, 2008
Holy Gallup's Ghost !
Top Pollster Admits Early Election Polls Can’t Be Trusted
  by David W. Moore
23 Hey, MsM and Bloggers, Dems and GOP:
Politics
  October 27, 2008
Hey, MsM and Bloggers, Dems and GOP:
Stop the flag pin blood feud !
  by Rhonda Roland Shearer
24 It's Entertainment; not Polling:
Politics
  October 07, 2008
It's Entertainment; not Polling:
Former Gallup Pollster Lampoons CNN's "Audience Reaction Meters" used in Presidential Debates
  by David W. Moore
25 CNN's "Thingamajig":
Politics
  October 01, 2008
CNN's "Thingamajig":
"Live Audience Reaction" Graphic Flat-lined at the Presidential Debates
  by Rhonda Roland Shearer
26 McCain's pin is not photoshopped :
Politics
  September 15, 2008
McCain's pin is not photoshopped :
Why we must hold both bloggers and MsM accountable
  by Rhonda Roland Shearer
27 Exclusive: Google Investigating Photoshopped Google Map Image
Science
  August 19, 2008
Exclusive: Google Investigating Photoshopped Google Map Image
  by Rhonda Roland Shearer
28 Alabama's Monster Pig Hoax, one year later
Special Report: Sports
  May 03, 2008
Alabama's Monster Pig Hoax, one year later
Consequences of infamous youth pig kill still being played out
  by Rhonda Roland Shearer
29 STEALTH REDESIGN
Special Report: Politics
  April 21, 2008
STEALTH REDESIGN
After splitting its website from the MSNBC.com site and reclaiming its copyright, Newsweek also removed the MSNBC and Microsoft logos from its print masthead. Why?
  by Jeremy J. Miller
30 When NBC "Nightly News" promotes History Channel programming, the public is no April Fool
Editor's Desk
  April 02, 2008
When NBC "Nightly News" promotes History Channel programming, the public is no April Fool
  by Rhonda Roland Shearer
31 The Impossible Measure of "Dimness"
Science
  March 03, 2008
The Impossible Measure of "Dimness"
Charlotte Allen’s sexist article in the Washington Post revives 19th century racist research on brain size.
  by Rhonda Roland Shearer
32 A McCain Affair?
Politics
  February 22, 2008
A McCain Affair?
Did the NY Times run an unfair story about John McCain? Or did it wait too long to run it?
  by ASRL
33 Where The Antelope DON'T Play:
Media News
  February 21, 2008
Where The Antelope DON'T Play:
Chinese Photographer Confesses To Faking Picture
  by Adam Klasfeld
34 EXCLUSIVE: FOLLOW THE BACON :
Special Report: Sports
  January 29, 2008
EXCLUSIVE: FOLLOW THE BACON :
12 Year Old Monster Pig Hunter Faces Possible Animal Cruelty Charges in Alabama
  by Rhonda Roland Shearer
35 Lifted!?$
Editor's Desk
  January 09, 2008
Lifted!?$
Did the New York Post, ahem, "borrow" StinkyJournalism's front page cover design?
  by Adam Klasfeld
36 REAL FIREPROOF DOLL... OR PLACED AFTER FIRE?
Special Report: Media
  December 10, 2007
REAL FIREPROOF DOLL... OR PLACED AFTER FIRE?
Reuters declares photo of fire scene real, not with evidence, but because they say so.
  by Rhonda Roland Shearer
37 DOES THE MEDIA REGRET THE ERRORS?
Media
  November 30, 2007
DOES THE MEDIA REGRET THE ERRORS?
Interview with author Craig Silverman
  by Jeremy J. Miller
38 Anatomy of a Correction / Correction of Anatomy
Crime
  November 29, 2007
Anatomy of a Correction / Correction of Anatomy
13ABC.com headline writers learn that a leg is not a foot
  by Adam Klasfeld
39 MODERN <I>TIMES</I>:
Media
  October 30, 2007
MODERN TIMES:
Senior editor Greg Brock talks about new NY Times correction database
  by Adam Klasfeld
40 STINKYJOURNALISM STUDY: Fred Finishes First
Special Report: Politics
  October 19, 2007
STINKYJOURNALISM STUDY: Fred Finishes First
Thompson Number 1 - among GOP and Dems - in Newsweek Article Race
  by Rhonda Roland Shearer
41 'Roid Rage
Crime
  October 18, 2007
'Roid Rage
NYPD Cries Foul Over Erroneous Report of Steroid Drug Bust but Post Fix Misses
  by Adam Klasfeld
42 CORRECTION CONNECTION:
Media
  October 05, 2007
CORRECTION CONNECTION:
CYF Discovers Undisclosed Roll-Out of New NYT Corrections Software
  by Jeremy J. Miller
43 Fred, White and Blue
Special Report: Politics
  September 27, 2007
Fred, White and Blue
Meet Fred Thompson, the NBC-Newsweek Candidate
  by ASRL
44 RADIO STATIONS WITHOUT BORDERS:
Health
  September 18, 2007
RADIO STATIONS WITHOUT BORDERS:
Since when did public radio start running medical infomercials?
  by London Shearer Allen
45 THE INVISIBLE POLITICS OF COMAIR 5191:
Politics
  September 06, 2007
THE INVISIBLE POLITICS OF COMAIR 5191:
Why has the press been blind to the partisan politics in the investigation of the crash of Comair 5191?
  by Adam Klasfeld
46 MONKEY SEE, MONKEY DON’T:
Politics
  August 23, 2007
MONKEY SEE, MONKEY DON’T:
FCC Stays Mum About Plans to Monitor 2008 Election Coverage
  by Sabrina Ali
47 MONKEY TROUBLE
Media
  August 07, 2007
MONKEY TROUBLE
Slate "Monkeyfishing" Hoax Uncovered by Columbia Graduate Student Gretchen Cuda
  by ASRL
48 GETTIN´ JIGGY WITH POLITICS:
Politics
  July 30, 2007
GETTIN´ JIGGY WITH POLITICS:
Obama’s campaign managers would be well advised to respond to the come-ons of “Obama Girl”
  by Megan Miller
49 INTERPORK:
Special Report: Sports
  July 26, 2007
INTERPORK:
Swedish Publication Hunts Down American Hogzilla II Hoax
  by Carina Christiansen
50 Pit Bull Rapist Safe For Now
Special Report: Crime
  July 18, 2007
Pit Bull Rapist Safe For Now
Interview with SPCA director on the fate of a convicted dog.
  by Adam Klasfeld
51 SHAMELESS:
Special Report: Politics
  July 18, 2007
SHAMELESS:
Fred Thompson Stoops To New Lows In Quest For "Campaign" Airtime
  by Sabrina Ali
52 Pit Bull "Molested And Attacked" Toddler?
Special Report: Crime
  July 13, 2007
Pit Bull "Molested And Attacked" Toddler?
Reports of an unusual dog attack in Buffalo starting to lose credibility.
  by Adam Klasfeld
53 BU$TED HEAD:
Media
  July 12, 2007
BU$TED HEAD:
New York Post Headline Flirts With Full Blown Fabrication
  by London Shearer Allen
54 BURNED ON PARIS:
Gossip
  July 11, 2007
BURNED ON PARIS:
Why are respected news outlets in "hot" pursuit of celebrity gossip?
  by Megan Miller
55 TWISTED:
Politics
  July 11, 2007
TWISTED:
How Obama's Speech About the Politics of Despair Was Transformed Into a Dark Warning
  by Craig Rothstein
56 EVEN FACT CHECKERS GET THE BLUES:
Media
  July 10, 2007
EVEN FACT CHECKERS GET THE BLUES:
Village Voice Writer Not That Tom Robbins
  by Adam Klasfeld
57 A "Brutal" Speculation
Crime
  July 03, 2007
A "Brutal" Speculation
The Daily News reported a false rumor of a 5-year-old girl’s rape and murder but admits no wrong.
  by Adam Klasfeld
58 VIEWER'S CHOICE:
Media
  July 03, 2007
VIEWER'S CHOICE:
Are magazine editors catering too much to readers?
  by Megan Miller
59 SPECIAL (ANONYMOUS) FRIENDS EPISODE:
Special Report: Politics
  June 15, 2007
SPECIAL (ANONYMOUS) FRIENDS EPISODE:
How Newsweek’s fawning coverage of Fred Thompson serves an undisclosed media giant
  by Jeremy J. Miller
60 PIG TALES
Special Report: Sports
  June 01, 2007
PIG TALES
When news becomes a game, everyone loses.
  by Jeremy J. Miller
61 Mike Stone, Unturned
Special Report: Sports
  June 01, 2007
Mike Stone, Unturned
Rhonda Shearer's Response to Monster Pig's Rant
  by ASRL
62 BIG PIG SMACK DOWN: BIG NORM'S OWNER WEIGHS IN.
Special Report: Sports
  June 01, 2007
BIG PIG SMACK DOWN: BIG NORM'S OWNER WEIGHS IN.
Says Monster Pig a Fraud Like Hogzilla
  by Rhonda Roland Shearer
63 Hyped Hog Hits Speedbump on Way to Fame.
Special Report: Sports
  June 01, 2007
Hyped Hog Hits Speedbump on Way to Fame.
Will the requests for the Monster Pig and Boy Photo continue to fetch $500 a pop?
  by Craig Rothstein
64 "The Monster Pig Photo's a Fake:" Reader's Comments
Special Report: Sports
  May 30, 2007
"The Monster Pig Photo's a Fake:" Reader's Comments
Exclusive Interview: With Kerry Dart, New York Farmer and Owner of World's Largest Hog
  by Rhonda Roland Shearer
65 HOG WASHED!
Special Report: Sports
  May 29, 2007
HOG WASHED!
Stinky Journalism investigation debunks AP and FOX News: “Giant Hog with Small Boy" Photo
  by Rhonda Roland Shearer
66 The Ascent of Truth
Crime
  May 03, 2007
The Ascent of Truth
WNBC Report Contained a Critical Mass of Errors
  by Adam Klasfeld
67 COX JUMPS SHIP:
Media
  April 25, 2007
COX JUMPS SHIP:
The Imus gang stayed onboard as Ana Marie grabbed a life preserver
  by Rhonda Roland Shearer
68 NY DAILY NEWS CASTS BIG APPLE AS MAYBERRY
Gossip
  April 23, 2007
NY DAILY NEWS CASTS BIG APPLE AS MAYBERRY
Or, How Three Random Sources on Baldwin Rant Became Page 7 News
  by Rhonda Roland Shearer
69 BRING ON THE BILLIONAIRES:
Business
  March 22, 2007
BRING ON THE BILLIONAIRES:
CJR’s Solution For Saving Tribune Company
  by Jeremy J. Miller
70 ABOUT TO BUY THE (WIKI) FARM:
Politics
  March 22, 2007
ABOUT TO BUY THE (WIKI) FARM:
Special Interest Groups Break Away From Wikipedia
  by Sid Johnston
71 StinkyJournalism investigation triggers retraction from Tribune columnist Charles Madigan
Media
  March 02, 2007
StinkyJournalism investigation triggers retraction from Tribune columnist Charles Madigan
"Info-pimp" champion learns the origin of the term.
  by Jeremy J. Miller, Sid Johnston
72 BARBARIANS AT THE PARLOR DOOR
Media
  February 16, 2007
BARBARIANS AT THE PARLOR DOOR
Salon's Gary Kamiya fends off the unwashed masses commenting on his articles.
  by Jeremy J. Miller
73 Journalistic Standards Go to the Dogs (and Cats)
Science
  December 12, 2006
Journalistic Standards Go to the Dogs (and Cats)
Modern science must reaffirm to news outlets that felines don't give birth to puppies
  by Jeremy J. Miller
74 When Fear Mongers Attack
Science
  December 12, 2006
When Fear Mongers Attack
Is there something wrong when a scary Rotweiller dog stock photo is used to illustrate all pit bull breed attack stories?
  by Jeremy J. Miller
75 You thought you were having a difficult day?
Media
  August 26, 2006
You thought you were having a difficult day?
NY Daily News misidentifies woman in motorcycle accident as a man.
  by Rhonda Roland Shearer
76 Self-Correcting News Network
Disasters
  July 27, 2005
Self-Correcting News Network
CNN.com and Phil Hirschkorn’s quick, transparent corrections about 9/11 victims demonstrate integrity.
  by David Friedlander
77 Are Hijackers Counted As Victims?
Disasters
  July 20, 2005
Are Hijackers Counted As Victims?
According to CNN reporter Phil Hirschkorn, they are sometimes.
  by David Friedlander
78 EVEN A FROG WILL KICK THE BBC
Science
  July 01, 2004
EVEN A FROG WILL KICK THE BBC
BBC report of Iranian woman's birth of a " frog baby" proves Hindu proverb.
  by Ashley O'Dell, Rhonda Roland Shearer
79 MY SO-CALLED FROG
Science
  June 28, 2004
MY SO-CALLED FROG
The BBC reports an Iranian woman gives birth to a frog, and "illustrates" the claim with a stock photo.
  by Ashley O'Dell
80 MSNBC, Miami Herald Zap Wrong "Fly"
Gossip
  June 04, 2004
MSNBC, Miami Herald Zap Wrong "Fly"
News outlets misreport whom Cruise threatens to sue.
  by Ashley O'Dell
81 AP Meteor Crash Report Was a Hoax
News Archive
  June 03, 2004
AP Meteor Crash Report Was a Hoax
Associated Press editors retract story about meteor striking Washington.
  by ASRL
82 <I>NY Daily News</I> Reporter Won’t Admit Her Mistake
Media
  May 28, 2004
NY Daily News Reporter Won’t Admit Her Mistake
Michele McPhee inflates number of lawsuits against city and refuses to admit error.
  by Eli Varenberg
83 EDITORIAL: Hunter S. Thompson went too far
News Archive
  May 25, 2004
EDITORIAL: Hunter S. Thompson went too far
Ashley O'Dell opines gonzo provocateur crossed the line with Holocaust-Abu Ghraib analogy
  by Ashley O'Dell
84 The 2004 State of the Press Address
News Archive
  May 24, 2004
The 2004 State of the Press Address
"What do journalists really think?" asks the Pew Research Center.
  by Eli Varenberg
85 Franken: 'Boring Corrections' and the Airwaves That Propagate Them
News Archive
  May 24, 2004
Franken: 'Boring Corrections' and the Airwaves That Propagate Them
Arizona Republic slams "The O'Franken Factor."
  by Ashley O'Dell
86 Fabulist Times
News Archive
  May 20, 2004
Fabulist Times
News-Journal's writer argues that the media’s isolated flights of fiction are less damaging than skipping a story.
  by Pierre Tristam
87 Porno Pics Passed off as News
Media
  May 14, 2004
Porno Pics Passed off as News
Boston Globe publishes pics from U.S. and Hungarian porn sites as evidence of war crimes.
  by Ashley O'Dell
88 Reporter’s charge of 9/11 Commission Censorship Proven False
Disasters
  May 12, 2004
Reporter’s charge of 9/11 Commission Censorship Proven False
StinkyJournalism.org debunks claims by Gail Sheehy of New York Observer.
  by ASRL
89 A Year After Jayson Blair: Ethical Behavior Promoted in Media and Government
Media
  May 10, 2004
A Year After Jayson Blair: Ethical Behavior Promoted in Media and Government
Poynter Institute revisits the lessons of a scandal that shook the Times one year later.
  by Ashley O'Dell
90 World Press Freedom Day: A Snapshot of Death and Censorship
News Archive
  May 03, 2004
World Press Freedom Day: A Snapshot of Death and Censorship
Reporters Without Borders lists the most difficult places to be a journalist.
  by Ashley O'Dell
91 Gail Sheehy Article About 9/11 Commission Under Fire Again
Disasters
  April 29, 2004
Gail Sheehy Article About 9/11 Commission Under Fire Again
Cybercast News Service joins publications attacking Observer article.
  by Ashley O'Dell
92 Howard Stern Attacks
News Archive
  April 22, 2004
Howard Stern Attacks
Shock jock lashes out against California columnist Cathy Seipp
  by Ashley O'Dell
93 Consuming What One Does Not Trust
News Archive
  April 14, 2004
Consuming What One Does Not Trust
Boston Globe writer finds public distrusts news, and consumes more of it.
  by Ashley O'Dell
94 Take the Story and Run
News Archive
  March 19, 2004
Take the Story and Run
New York Media Columnist Rory O’Connor wonders about the importance of those pesky facts.
  by Ashley O'Dell
95 Epitome of Stinky Journalism
News Archive
  March 19, 2004
Epitome of Stinky Journalism
USA Today chronicles the misdeeds of its former reporter Jack Kelley.
  by Eli Varenberg
96 "Chicken Noodle News" Disconcerting for the 'Late Show' Soul
News Archive
  March 13, 2004
"Chicken Noodle News" Disconcerting for the 'Late Show' Soul
Washington Post TV critic Tom Shales invents new acronym for Cable News Network.
  by Ashley O'Dell
97 Public Attitudes Toward the State of the Journalism Charted
Media
  March 09, 2004
Public Attitudes Toward the State of the Journalism Charted
Project for Excellence in Journalism reveals what the public thinks of the press.
  by Hau Chu
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