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  1. The Right Coast

    Leftists are in firm control at The New York Times: Goodwin

    By Thomas A. Smith

    In a lecture at Hillsdale College last year about the erosion of standards at The New York Times, I borrowed a memorable exchange from Ernest Hemingway s novel The Sun…

  2. Michael Geist

    No Opinions Permitted: Broadcast Panel Rules Jokingly Criticizing Canadian Content During Radio News Segment Violates Code of Ethics

    By Michael Geist

    The Canadian Broadcast Standards Council has ruled that a news broadcast that jokingly criticized Canadian content violates the Canadian Association of Broadcasters’ (CAB) Code of Ethics and the Radio Television Digital News…

  3. The Right Coast

    A Contradiction In Terms : Chuck Todd s Inadvertent Journalism JONATHAN TURLEY

    By Thomas A. Smith

    Such partisan advocacy and attacks are now celebrated in many circles as the coverage devolves into a modern form of yellow journalism. The bias has been positively stifling with unrelentingly…

  4. Simple Justice

    A Pulitzer For The Post-Fact Era

    By Scott Greenfield

    The 2020 Pulitzers are out. Not only did I not win (again), but there seems to be a theme in who did, and it’s well represented in the Prize for…

  5. Sentencing Law and Policy

    With data showing significant "overall decline in crime," headline still blares "Some Crimes Are Spiking"

    By Douglas Berman

    Among the virtues of blogging for me is a deeper appreciation for the responsibilities and the challenges of effective journalism.  And these days especially, I am disinclined to attack the…

  6. The Right Coast

    Do You Work for China?: Trump Asks Reporter – YouTube

    By Thomas A. Smith

    Trump and a reporter from Hong Kong Phoenix TV have it out at a White House coronavirus press briefing. Trump asked "Do you work for China?" The reporter said she…

  7. The Right Coast

    Trump to reporter: Do you work for China?

    By Thomas A. Smith

    President Trump may have thought he was simply getting in a clever jab at the reporter. That s understandable because the amount of cover that our own media outlets have…

  8. Texas Bar Blog

    Deadline to enter 2020 Texas Gavel Awards approaching

    By Amy Starnes

    Do you know of a journalist deserving of recognition for excellence in reporting on legal issues? The State Bar of Texas Public Affairs Committee is accepting entries for the 2020…

  9. Media Law Prof Blog

    Carroll on Promoting Journalism as Method @erinccarroll13

    By Media Law Prof Blog

    Erin Carroll, Georgetown University Law Center, is publishing Promoting Journalism as Method in the Drexel Law Review. Here is the abstract.The marketplace of ideas has been a centerpiece of free…

  10. Media Law Prof Blog

    NYPD Arrests Journalist For Filming Officers During Arrest

    By Media Law Prof Blog

    NYPD officers arrested Amr Alfiky, a reporter with ABC and Reuters, after he filmed them taking another person into custody. The NYPD claimed he failed to identify himself as a…