MLB's Media Dress Code 8 Dec 2011 | 01:31 pm

No closed-toe shoes, no pants, no reporting. According to ESPN W, Major League Baseball released a what not to wear list for reporters. Banned clothing includes visible undergarments, flip flops, mus...

Tabloid Journalism is Contagious 8 Dec 2011 | 10:27 am

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New Campaign Coverage 8 Dec 2011 | 09:18 am

Presidential campaign coverage may look a little different here in 2011 and into 2012 than it has in previous elections. An article on Mashable reports that more Republican candidates are reaching out...

Reporter Breaks Embargo with Sony 8 Dec 2011 | 09:16 am

A film critic for the New Yorker, David Denby, recently broke an embargo with Sony Pictures after previewing their new movie The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo. Denby had agreed not to run his review unt...

Words are not just Words 7 Dec 2011 | 06:01 pm

The FBI is moving to redefine the word rape. Currently is it defined as a female forced to engage in sexual activity. Female activists feel this is way over due because it has not been updated since ...

Why a Newspaper should Promote Itself 7 Dec 2011 | 05:59 pm

The newspaper is a business, and this must not be forgotten. Their priority, first and foremost,  is to sell papers and turn a profit. If a news organization cannot do this much, then it is just a mat...

The Dreaded Words: "Talk About" 7 Dec 2011 | 05:31 pm

Many of the questions reporters ask to professional athletes after a game are asked to get an answer that will make a headline. Today's post-game interviews consist of a room full of reporters and ca...

Plagarism Occurs More Than We Think 7 Dec 2011 | 05:01 pm

Angelina Jolie and the producers of her directorial debut, “In the Land of Blood and Honey,” plagiarized the work of Croatian journalist and author Josip J. Knezevic to create the film’s screenplay, K...

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Over Ran With Advertisements 7 Dec 2011 | 03:21 pm

CNN, Mashable, National Geographic, Forbes, and many others have been dubbed distracting websites that are flooded with advertisements that hide the actual content of the sites. This causes the websi...