Archive for July, 2011

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July 29, 2011 Company endorses candidate, but won’t support conference; . .

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Private investigator at the heart of the phone-hacking scandal denies acting of his own accord in statement issued through lawyer

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Project for Excellence in Journalism Since July 1, President Barack Obama has been featured about twice as much as GOP leaders in coverage of efforts to raise the debt ceiling, PEJ finds. Republicans have been a focus of about one-third of… Read more

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The Atlantic | Portfolio.com Longshot Magazine co-founder Alexis Madrigal lists some of the tools they’ll be using this weekend, and notes that “it’s worth reflecting on the fact that basically none of them existed five years ago.” They… Read more

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Romenesko Memos Post editor Col Allan tells his staff: “By now, you have received an email [posted after the jump] from News Corporation’s in-house legal counsel to preserve and maintain documents. All New York Post employees have been asked to… Read more

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In its monthly newsletter , sent out yesterday (28 July), the Information Commissioners Office sought to clarify an interesting question: whether or not people can use Twitter to submit freedom of information requests. And the answer is yes. While Twitter is not the most effective channel for submitting or responding to freedom of information requests, this does not mean that requests sent using Twitter are necessarily invalid.

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Mirror fined £50,000 and Sun £18,000 after case presented by the attorney general finds newspapers’ coverage created ‘substantial risks to the course of justice’

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This had to be done: In this clip, The Daily Show pokes fun at how news organizations turn to random Twitter account holders instead of actually vetting facts. “Is it so wrong that we want our pundits vetted

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Newsbeat , a real-time analytics tool for newsrooms, has launched in public beta.

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Decision follows strong criticism over the PCC’s handling of the News of the World phone-hacking scandal

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