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Student Papers Stand in Solidarity

College newspapers across the country have published an editorial in protest of USC's stymie of the re-election of the school paper's editor.

Submitted by Tina-Marissa Riopel on December 6, 2006 - 4:50pm.

Pulitzer Accepting Video Submissions

In response to the expansion of different forms of media being utilized by newspapers on their websites, the Pulitzer Prize announced this week that it will now accept video and interactive graphics as part of their submissions.

Submitted by Tina-Marissa Riopel on December 4, 2006 - 11:55pm.

UK Suggests Code of Conduct for Bloggers

The head of the UK's Press Complaints Commission has called for voluntary adherence to a code of conduct for bloggers.

Submitted by Tina-Marissa Riopel on November 30, 2006 - 1:08am.

Prominence of Placement

How important is the location of an article in a newspaper to its authority? A recent article in the New York Times Fashion & Style section seems out of place.

Submitted by Tina-Marissa Riopel on November 27, 2006 - 2:25pm.

Paper's Refusal to Print Ad Sparked Civil Rights Suit

The concern of advertising's influence over editorial in newspapers has grown with the rising reliance on advertising revenue. Should the same scrutiny be paid to the influence of editorial over advertising?

Submitted by Tina-Marissa Riopel on November 23, 2006 - 2:51am.

Publishers Pull the Plug on O.J. Simpson Book

Following the refusal of many FOX affiliates to air the television interview with O.J. Simpson, publishers have canceled the publication of the book that sparked the controversy.

Submitted by Tina-Marissa Riopel on November 20, 2006 - 11:38pm.

Britney Tops the Headlines if Not the Charts

When sites like Google News make the news more accessible and convenient for the masses, is the public any more informed, or simply more entertained?

Submitted by Tina-Marissa Riopel on November 16, 2006 - 12:59am.

Borat Strikes Again

Now that the much anticipated film has finally been released, many of its subjects are up in arms.

Submitted by Tina-Marissa Riopel on November 14, 2006 - 11:23pm.

Exposure vs. Empathy

Can there be a steadfast rule when it comes to the revelation of potentially defaming or detrimental personal information of one's subjects?

Submitted by Tina-Marissa Riopel on November 8, 2006 - 3:20pm.

The Informative Funny

Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert deemed "America's Anchors" by Rolling Stone.

Submitted by Tina-Marissa Riopel on November 6, 2006 - 10:13pm.

Competition for CNN?

An article on Economist.com suggests that the new Al-Jazeera International threatens to unseat CNN as the dominant international cable news channel.

Submitted by Tina-Marissa Riopel on November 2, 2006 - 1:07am.

Salon.com's New Makeover

The ad readers must sit through in order to access Salon.com for free has moved from its front page prominence to the more covert location within partial text of the articles.

Submitted by Tina-Marissa Riopel on October 31, 2006 - 12:35pm.

Maintaining the Writer's Personality Makes a Place for Bias

An article in the Times Style section addresses the issue of Halloween vs. Whore-o-ween in a balanced without losing the personality and therefore opinion of the writer.

Submitted by Tina-Marissa Riopel on October 25, 2006 - 8:49pm.

Political Commentary or Propaganda?

Columnist Armstrong Williams will repay the $34,000 dollars of the $240,000 he received from the government to produce ads promoting Bush's No Child Left Behind plan.

Submitted by Tina-Marissa Riopel on October 23, 2006 - 1:00pm.

Student Protest in the Name of Media Bias

Although slightly misinformed, students at Ithaca College have journalistic integrity in mind with a protest of funding from Disney CEO.

Submitted by Tina-Marissa Riopel on October 19, 2006 - 12:16am.
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