by Amanda Stutt Somewhere out there, the people who thought up Craigslist are sitting pretty. It’s no secret that the independent, interactive online services site dealt a blow to the lucrative classified ads sections of …
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Could a news war between America and Iran become a physical war?
By Mahmood Ahmadi Afzadi Fox News says Iran should be bombed. This doesn’t surprise me, given that channel’s track record in Iraq. What worries me, however, is that the hawkish channel has just begun saying …
When “sorry” seems to be the hardest word to print
By Kendyl Salcito The 21st century has heralded the advent of countless new journalism ethics societies, codes and vows. Ombudspersons have become fixtures in the newsroom; public apologies have become a mainstay in big papers …
Telling the Truth in the Media: Mathematically Approved
by Mahmoud Eid, Ph.D. As U.S. threats against Iraq mounted in 2003, the majority of media decision-makers docilely accepted the Bush administration’s claims that linked Iraq to terrorism and weapons of mass destruction (WMDs). Their …
Fuzzy Logic: The Collapse of the News-Opinion Distinction
by Stephen J. A. Ward After a century of service, the old warhorse of newsroom practice — a strict distinction between news and opinion — is so weakened by scepticism, and so useless in controversial …