In the News
Some links I’m looking at: 10-29-09
The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press // Arizona Supreme Court rules electronic data is public
“The Arizona Supreme Court today ruled that metadata – information about the history, tracking and management of an electronic document – is subject to the state’s public records law.”
Knoxville News Sentinel // FBI widens death-threats probe, subpoenas KNS online [...]
Another follow-up: news organizations report some false news
A follow-up to my previous post, CNN should be more cautious in breaking “news”:
The Associated Press has this story about how news outlets are increasingly rushing to report the news without verifying the facts first.
Aside from the “balloon boy” and Coast Guard non-shooting incidents which I mentioned in that previous post, the article also cites [...]
A follow-up on the “Balloon Boy” news – SNL does balloon spoof
Saturday Night Live had this funny bit during Weekend Update:
See my last post: CNN should be more cautious in breaking “news”
CNN should be cautious in breaking “news”
UPDATE
Some links of interest:
Check out SNL’s Weekend Update skit
NPR: Balloon Boy’s Transfixing Effect On The Media
END UPDATE
Balloon Boy’s Transfixing Effect On The Media
As the so-called “Balloon Boy” saga now unfolds as a confirmed hoax, I’m struck by the breaking news text messages I received from CNN Thursday when the network — and let’s be fair, [...]
Newspaper photog loses First Amendment claim
An Oakland Tribune photographer arrested while taking pictures at the scene of a car accident losts his lawsuit against the City of Oakland Tuesday, and I agree with the judgement.
According to court papers:
Plaintiff is a staff photographer for the Oakland Tribune. On May 4, 2007, he was driving northbound on highway 880 when traffic in [...]
