Calling a bomb a “bomb”
I have watched enough cable television news in the past seven days to suit me for a year. I’m pretty sure a lot of people… Read More »Calling a bomb a “bomb”
Journalism Stuff
Wyo. lawmakers looking at necessity of publishing legal notices in newspapers
Lawmakers in Wyoming are looking at whether local governments should still be required to publish legal notices in newspapers or whether they can be published… Read More »Wyo. lawmakers looking at necessity of publishing legal notices in newspapers
More NBC Montana ethics issues
I’m talking local journalism ethics again today, and once again the discussion is prompted by an NBC Montana reporter. And, once again, that reporter is… Read More »More NBC Montana ethics issues
NBC Montana reporter inserted into chain of evidence
**Update:** Since originally publishing this post, another link has surfaced to [the full report](http://www.nbcmontana.com/news/Missing-Anaconda-woman-s-ID-found-in-Clark-Fork-River/-/14594602/19161704/-/106l8tvz/-/index.html), written by Maschmedt herself. Apparently the Will Wadley story was only… Read More »NBC Montana reporter inserted into chain of evidence
A tweet I must reflect on soon
Hilarious @nbcmontana anchor staring at his phone for updates on air. The age we live in…. #johnsontrial — kyle sample (@kylesample_bdc) March 1, 2013
Court orders compelling some U.S. papers to “out” anonymous commenters
Responding to a court order, a newspaper in Redding, Calif., will release contact information for an anonymous commenter on its website who may have witnessed… Read More »Court orders compelling some U.S. papers to “out” anonymous commenters
Knoxville paper halts presidential endorsements
On the heels of [my](http://www.news.hypercrit.net/2012/10/10/do-newspaper-endorsements-matter/) [posts](http://www.news.hypercrit.net/2012/10/15/reaction-to-tester-endorsement/) about newspapers endorsing candidates, another newspaper has announced that it will stop endorsing candidates for president. The Knoxville News… Read More »Knoxville paper halts presidential endorsements
More issues related to quoting from social networking profiles
I wrote Wednesday about a social networking issue: [Should journalists quote from sources’ social media profiles?](http://www.news.hypercrit.net/2012/08/15/is-it-ok-to-quote-sources-from-social-network-posts) I had a few more thoughts to share that… Read More »More issues related to quoting from social networking profiles
Is it OK to quote sources from social network posts?
Jamee Greer, who works with the Montana Human Rights Network, put up an journalistically interesting post on his personal Facebook wall yesterday. In it, Greer says that a Missoulian guest columnist quoted him from a posting on his personal Facebook profile without directly contacting him.
Newspaper rack-a-geddon
In case you missed it earlier this week, several Bay-area newspapers in California are in an uproar over the case of the missing newspaper racks.… Read More »Newspaper rack-a-geddon