Montana school official appears to have plagiarized in another letter to the editor 27 Aug 2013 | 09:06 pm

Billings Gazette Yellowstone County, Mont., Superintendent of Schools Max Lenington “may have plagiarized a petition to impeach the president in another letter to the editor published in June,” Eddie...

Fox Demands Obama Speak About Christopher Lane's Death Days After He Did So 27 Aug 2013 | 09:05 pm

On August 26, Fox News hosts repeatedly demanded that the Obama administration make a statement about the shooting of Christopher Lane, an Australian student attending college in Oklahoma, ignoring th...

Return of the water wars 27 Aug 2013 | 09:00 pm

MIAMI, FL -- The "water wars" are back on. Two weeks ago, Florida Gov. Rick Scott traveled to the Apalachicola Bay, on the Gulf of Mexico in the northwest corner of the state, to announce that his adm...

Huffington Post deletes 75 percent of incoming comments 27 Aug 2013 | 08:52 pm

The Huffington Post The Huffington Post will soon no longer allow anonymous comments. In a post published Monday afternoon, HuffPost Media Group Managing Editor Jimmy Soni said the news organization ...

Facebook's value climbs above $100bn for first time 27 Aug 2013 | 08:50 pm

One year on from its record low, the company closed at $41.34, bringing its value by market capitalisation to $100.6bn Facebook bobbed above a $100bn market capitalisation for the first time on Monda...

How to Get The Most Out of Your Expert Interview 27 Aug 2013 | 08:41 pm

Whether you’re new to the journalism trade or just introverted, interviewing can be a daunting task – especially when you’re on deadline. In the latest Mediabistro feature, veteran writers give tips o...

media notes 08.27.13 27 Aug 2013 | 08:07 pm

Here are some media stories of interest for Tuesday, August 27, 2013:Dean Starkman, writing for the Columbia Journalism Review, looks at the "journalism problem" for ESPN. Unlike other organizations t...

Radar developing SMS reporting app 27 Aug 2013 | 08:05 pm

Citizen reporting organisation Radar is crowdfunding to build an app that lets reporters send secure reports via SMS and allows editors to manage and publish content on the go

Fox Continues Falsely Claiming Low-Income Phone Program Is Taxpayer Funded 27 Aug 2013 | 08:03 pm

Fox News falsely claimed that the Lifeline program to provide low-income Americans with cell phone access is funded by taxpayers. In fact, it's funded entirely by fees charged to phone providers and o...

The difference between a tablespoon and an ocean: An academic blog finds a home at The Washington Post 27 Aug 2013 | 07:47 pm