News executives were making some tough decisions yesterday with the release of calls made to 911 during last year’s school shooting in Newtown, CT. The calls were released after a court ruled in favor of …
Can a social media brand known for re-tweetable lists, cute animal gifs and hoaxes also be a credible news organization? Buzzfeed thinks it can.
David Folkenflik, NPR’s media correspondent, reports on Buzzfeed’s plans to build a team of journalists charged with offering original news reporting. Ben Smith, Buzzfeed editor-in-chief says the site competes with all kinds of media when …
Guardian editor testifies before Parliament about Snowden leaks, tells of government intimidation tactics
The New York Times reports on Alan Rusbridger’s testimony before Parliament yesterday. Rusbridger, editor-in-chief of The Guardian, discussed the government’s efforts at prior restraint as well as official intimidation. During the proceedings, Rusbridger found his …
California judge bans cameras from courtroom after District Attorney’s office denied access to media pool feed
Cameras have been banned from an Orange County courtroom after the district attorney’s office was denied access to the live pool feed, according to VoiceofOC.org, a non-profit investigative news agency. “Susan Schroeder, chief of staff for …
A helpful primer on Government Surveillance and the Press from NYT Public Editor
Margaret Sullivan, the public editor for The New York Times, recently published a column offering four pieces that may help add texture and context to the continuing discussion about press rights and government surveillance. Alan …
Will Ferrell brings his Ron Burgundy character to a Bismarck ND TV news broadcast. Is this news, promotion, advertising, comedy, or some combination of each?
Viewers of last Saturday evening’s broadcast of KX-News in Bismarck ND were likely surprised to see Ron Burgundy serving as co-anchor. Will Ferrell’s Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy character has been popping up in …
Maybe 60 Minutes can learn a few things from lesser news magazines…
Brendan Nyhan, writing for the Columbia Journalism Review, suggests that the folks at 60 Minutes would do well by following the lead of “its downscale cousin Inside Edition” when that broadcast news magazine aired what turned out to …
News Organizations push back on White House photo restrictions
Thirty eight news organizations signed a letter to White House press secretary Jay Carney protesting a strict policy that greatly limits news photographers’ access to President Obama. As reported by the Los Angeles Times, …
Journalism Educators Call for CBS News to Correct their Correction of the 60 Minutes Benghazi Story
Amidst the corrections, critiques and internal investigations, the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) called upon CBS News to rethink the way the network is handling key aspects of the correction. AEJMC …
First Do No Harm: Physician-Journalists and ethical reporting
It is increasingly common for news organizations to employ physicians as journalist who report on health and medical issues. Gary Schwitzer wonders who is responsible for training these physician-journalists in media ethics. Schwitzer is the …