The fact-checking goes awry when it comes to Twitter

http://www.americanpressinstitute.org/fact-checking-project/new-fact-checking-research-false-information-floods-twitter-many-americans-confidently-wrong/?utm_source=Daily+Lab+email+list&utm_campaign=61e4b401a1-dailylabemail3&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_d68264fd5e-61e4b401a1-380333213

From Pew: The state of the news media

http://www.niemanlab.org/2015/04/the-state-of-the-news-media-2015-newspapers-%e2%86%93-smartphones-%e2%86%91/?utm_source=Daily+Lab+email+list&utm_campaign=61e4b401a1-dailylabemail3&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_d68264fd5e-61e4b401a1-380333213

Bud Light apologizes for offensive labeling

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2015/04/28/bud-light-label/26532085/

Photog captures death of Mozambique cigarette seller

http://allafrica.com/stories/201504271844.html

Stewart skewers CNN

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/wp/2015/04/28/jon-stewart-nails-cnn-for-covering-white-house-correspondents-dinner-and-not-baltimore-protests/

Comcast-Time Warner merger collapses

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/27/business/media/mergers-collapse-leaves-frustrated-cable-customers-out-in-the-cold.html?ref=business

Covering the earthquake in Nepal

http://www.poynter.org/news/mediawire/339039/resources-for-journalists-reporting-on-the-earthquake-in-nepal/

SNL's Cecily Strong hosts WH Correspondents Dinner

http://www.mediaite.com/tv/cecily-strong-takes-down-cnn-fox-msnbc-basically-endorses-hillary-at-whcd/

Update on Brian Williams

http://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/nbc-news-finds-brian-williams-embellished-at-least-11-times/2015/04/25/467e7c74-eafb-11e4-9767-6276fc9b0ada_story.html

FCC recommends merger hearing

http://www.wsj.com/articles/fcc-staff-recommends-hearing-on-comcast-time-warner-cable-merger-1429751499?utm_source=morningmedianewsfeed&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=dailynewsletter20150423

http://variety.com/2015/film/news/report-fcc-staff-to-seek-hearing-on-comcast-tw-cable-merger-1201477932/

The latest RTDNA code

See it here:
http://www.rtdna.org/content/rtdna_code_of_ethics#.VTVx5rl0w3w

BuzzFeed and advertiser pressure

http://www.poynter.org/news/mediawire/337155/buzzfeed-yanked-3-posts-due-to-advertiser-pressure/

http://www.buzzfeed.com/

http://tktk.gawker.com/buzzfeed-deleted-posts-under-pressure-from-its-own-busi-1697762873?utm_source=morningmedianewsfeed&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=dailynewsletter20150420

Britt McHenry's rant at towing company

I bet Northwestern is proud of this grad--NOT.
http://www.cnn.com/2015/04/16/us/espn-reporter-britt-mchenry-tirade/index.html
Bad karma:
http://www.adweek.com/fishbowldc/espns-britt-mchenry-goes-apesht-on-tow-lot-employee/143657?utm_source=morningmedianewsfeed&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=dailynewsletter20150417

The positives of local broacasting

http://wearebroadcasters.com/

ASME's new guidelines for mag editors, publishers

http://www.talkingnewmedia.com/2015/04/15/asme-releases-new-guidelines-for-editors-and-publishers/

Opinion: How TV newsrooms should use Facebook

http://www.pbs.org/mediashift/2015/04/how-tv-newsrooms-should-use-facebook-and-why/?utm_source=MediaShift+Daily&utm_campaign=7697c19375-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_70e55682fc-7697c19375-286200613

French TV network hacked

http://www.wsj.com/articles/frances-tv5monde-hacked-by-group-claiming-to-be-islamic-state-1428581883

Reuters Iraq bureau chief leaves after threats

http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/04/11/us-mideast-iraq-reuters-idUSKBN0N20FY20150411?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews

WP bureau chief faces charges in Iran

http://www.cnn.com/2015/04/12/us/iran-american-journalist-trial-jason-rezaian/

The trouble with all those ads we see every day

http://advertising.about.com/od/insidetheindustry/fl/Is-Advertising-Harmful-To-Society.htm?utm_source=exp_nl&utm_medium=email&utm_term=list_advertising&utm_campaign=list_advertising&utm_content=20150413

April Fools' jokes from the big brands

http://advertising.about.com/od/insidetheindustry/fl/April-Foolsrsquo-Day-Hoaxes-of-2015.htm?utm_source=exp_nl&utm_medium=email&utm_term=list_advertising&utm_campaign=list_advertising&utm_content=20150413

Rand Paul has testy interview on Today show

http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2015/04/rand-paul-mansplains-journalism.html

Web series or TV shows? What's the difference?

http://www.pbs.org/mediashift/2015/04/the-line-blurs-between-web-series-and-tv-shows/?utm_source=MediaShift+Daily&utm_campaign=af5709f2ac-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_70e55682fc-af5709f2ac-286200613

Desensitizing of photojournalists?

Commentary:
http://thenorwichradical.com/2015/04/02/photojournalism-shoot-or-save/


The photo that broke everyone's heart:
http://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-trending-32121732


Photos of  some of the 2 million Syrian refugee children:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2015/04/02/the-girl-in-the-heart-breaking-photo-is-only-one-of-2-million-syrian-child-refugees/
And the U.S. censorship of war photography during the Iraq war:
http://thesocietypages.org/socimages/2010/12/08/mike-kamber-on-the-ethics-of-war-photography/

Rolling Stone Fallout, Day 4

Lots of commentary:
From the Washingtonian
http://www.washingtonian.com/blogs/capitalcomment/media/rolling-stone-needs-to-fix-its-voice-problem-too.php


From the New Republic
http://www.newrepublic.com/article/121475/columbias-journalism-school-didnt-need-issue-report-rolling

Tragic video posting justified?

From Poynter: http://www.poynter.org/how-tos/visuals/333613/graphic-new-york-times-video-seems-justified/

Recap of NBC's woes from CNN

http://money.cnn.com/2015/04/07/media/vanity-fair-probe-nbc-news/index.html

War reporter gives 'pathetic' apology

http://www.salon.com/2015/04/06/judith_millers_pathetic_iraq_apologia_a_disgraced_reporter_rallies_to_her_own_defense/?source=newsletter

From NY Magazine : Timeline of Rolling Stone rape story

http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2014/12/everything-we-know-uva-rape-case.html


Story from NY Times:
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/06/business/media/rolling-stone-retracts-article-on-rape-at-university-of-virginia.html?_r=0

Lord & Taylor's Instagram campaign: Ethical of not?

The story:
http://www.adweek.com/news/advertising-branding/lord-taylor-got-50-instagrammers-wear-same-dress-which-promptly-sold-out-163791


The fallout:
http://www.adweek.com/prnewser/lord-taylors-instagram-coup-prwin-or-ethics-fail/111959

Photo manipulation through the ages

http://pth.izitru.com/1982_02_00.html

Associated Press Social Media Guidelines

http://www.ap.org/Images/Social-Media-Guidelines_tcm28-9832.pdf

BBC social media guidelines

http://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-the-editors-32086609

H&M receives ethics award

http://3blmedia.com/News/HM-Named-2015-Worlds-Most-Ethical-Company

One-sentence stories? For your Apple watch?!

http://www.poynter.org/news/mediawire/331149/the-new-york-times-now-has-one-sentence-stories-for-your-apple-watch/

Meerkat, etc., helpful to journalists?

http://www.poynter.org/news/media-innovation/331251/how-should-journalists-navigate-meerkat-periscope-kik-and-what-the-heck-is-tarsii/

Radio personalities apologize for tweets

http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2015/03/30/chicago-area-radio-personalities-issue-apology-for-tweets-about-sports-reporter/

Students broadcast racist comments, expelled

http://www.splc.org/article/2015/03/3-bucknell-u-students-expelled-for-racist-comments-during-a-student-radio-broadcast

NPR expands code after conflict of interest

http://www.imediaethics.org/News/10126/Npr_expands_ethics_code_after_conflict_of_interest_incident.php