“Earned” media should be earned. And coming up with something asinine on April Fools’ doesn’t cut it. Wednesday is the day of fake press releases. Companies spend a depressingly large amount of time finding...
Jessica Torres of Media Matters for America writes Monday about the latest cover of The Economist, which features peppers and has a story about the rise of Latinos. Torres writes, “A March 14 Economist...
Craig Silverman writes for the Poynter Institute about a story posted on the Quartz business news site using shades of gray in a story by Adam Epstein to distinguish facts it’s certain of, facts it...
Bloomberg Television apologized after releasing a promo image for Bloomberg’s coverage of Hillary Clinton’s afternoon news conference that was photoshopped, reports Mark Joyella of TVNewser. Joyella writes, “After users on Twitter and elsewhere questioned...
The CBC says business reporter Amanda Lang abided by journalistic standards during her involvement in a 2013 story concerning the Royal Bank of Canada. A Canadian Press story states, “CBC News Editor-in-Chief Jennifer McGuire...
A native ad for Fidelity will appear on the cover of the latest issue of Forbes, which hits newsstands on Monday, reports Michael Sebastian of Advertising AGe. Sebastian writes, “The Fidelity ad on Forbes’...
An International Business Times story about Facebook’s practices on what posts its users see has been downplayed on Facebook itself after a group tried to share the story with its members. Christopher Zara of...
After revealing that he’s been untruthful about getting shot down in a helicopter in Iraq, revered news anchor Brian Williams is taking a break from the anchor’s chair. It’s a blow to the business...
Two former employees of Mergermarket Ltd. are suing the news and data provider, alleging they were discriminated against on the basis of gender and ethnicity. Hilary Canada of The Wall Street Journal writes, “In...
Conde Nast rocked the journalism world this week by announcing its editors would be available for hire through its new advertising arm. It’s sparked debates amongst journalists AdAge had this story by Michael Sebastian...
