New report: Internet more important than newspapers, but still not trustworthy
July 28, 2010
Newspapers are now less important than the Internet as a source of information, yet the majority of online users say most online information is not reliable, according to the 10th annual study of the impact of the Internet on Americans by the Center for the Digital Future.
The study also found that 70 percent of online users believe that Internet advertising is “annoying,” yet 55 percent of users said they would rather see Web advertising than pay for content.
Pope Admits Online News Can Provide Infallible Aid
March 14, 2009
“I have been told that consulting the information available on the Internet would have made it possible to perceive the problem early on,” Pope Benedict wrote this week. “I have learned the lesson that in the future in the Holy See we will have to pay greater attention to that source of news.”
Online Credibility Survey
April 8, 2008
An overwhelming majority of editors and the public agrees that local news content online is trustworthy, but the two groups disagree on whether anonymous postings should be allowed on news websites, according to a new study from the Donald W. Reynolds Journalism Institute (RJI), in partnership with the Associated Press Managing Editors (APME). Read more »
When to remove online content
August 30, 2007
As if the ins and outs of Web publishing weren’t challenging enough, news organizations are facing growing questions about whether, how and when to unpublish. Specifically, Poynter looks at when is the the best solution actually to wipe something off a site completely?
Online Journalism Ethics Guidelines
February 21, 2007
In August 2006, Poynter gathered a team of online journalists from across the country to discuss the issues surrounding their work. They created this set of guidelines for doing ethical journalism on the Web. Take a look, and add your thoughts to Poynter’s Online Ethics wiki.
TV news stations air incorrectly identified ferry video from YouTube
February 5, 2007
A number of Canadian television news broadcasts aired a user-submitted video clip falsely labelled as a ferry battling rough seas in the Cabot Strait, reviving questions about how news organizations handle user-submitted content. The reports prompted some passengers to cancel their bookings.
Newspaper blogger wrote Saddam of hanging before death
January 18, 2007
The Daily Telegraph pulled a blog by its US editor after he confessed to writing a news story about Saddam Hussein’s hanging before the event had taken place resulted in abusive messages from readers.
Newspaper sites criticized for publishing inappropriate comments
January 7, 2007
A number of newspaper sites that allow readers to post comments on news stories are getting criticized for allowing coarse and inappropriate comments on their sites, causing at least one to reconsider the feature.
Slate posts Saddam execution video
January 3, 2007
Most networks and major news sites opted to not post or link to the entire video of Saddam being executed, stopping it before the actual hanging of Saddam. But not surprisingly, Slate, which often likes to break the rules (i.e. exit polls) went ahead and posted the entire video, with a “graphic content” warning.
Fake News Story Games Thousands of Digg Users
November 21, 2006
Steve Rubel points to a fake Reuters news story that fooled hundreds of Digg users and many more readers. The story alleges that Sony is recalling its brand new Sony Playstation 3 console. You can read how it was done here.
