Gutierrez del Alamo, Patricio

Patricio Gutierrez del Alamo
Radio y Television de Andalusia
Sevilla
E-mail: Pguttierrez@rtva.es
Website

Sanchez Caballero, Elena

Elena Sanchez Caballero
Corporacion Radiotelevisión Española
Madrid
E-mail: caballero@rtve.es
Website

It’s the season for political fact-checking

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In the United States, the presidential political season is about to heat up. That always brings out some of the most pointed observations and criticisms from readers, notes Kansas City Star Public Editor Derek Donovan.

The refrain Donovan hears most often is simple: The Kansas City Star needs to cover the campaigns vigorously, with an emphasis on holding politicians accountable for sticking to the facts.

Share your opinion on Canada’s press councils

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Some critical questions are being asked in a public survey on the future of Canada’s press councils.

Shake-up lends irony to press ombud’s award

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Joe Thloloe, South Africa’s press ombudsman, has been honoured with the Order of Ikhamanga (silver) during one of media’s most difficult times.

Afghan war photos: Contrasting views

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The L.A. Times’ recent front page story and photos on U.S. troops posing with body parts of Afghan insurgents prompted thousands of online comments, and hundreds of phone calls, emails and letters to the editor this week.

Reaction ranged from outrage to praise. The debate was especially vigorous in the military community.

Busting the news?

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NewsBusters, which describes itself as devoted to “exposing & combating liberal media bias,” charges PBS NewsHour senior correspondent and Washington Week moderator Gwen Ifill with a journalistic misdeed.

Are newspapers sexy?

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John Hamer of the Washington News Council is having second thoughts about his “snarky” blog post about the Newspaper Association of America’s new advertising campaign.

About all that war buzz

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Readers react to New York Times Public Editor Arthur Brisbane’s recent column (“Lessons from another war”) in which he discussed concerns about the Times falling for the narrative of war in its coverage of Iran’s nuclear program.

Murder most foul, then and now

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Readers might condemn newspapers for their practices today. But in Victorian times total fabrication of the most lurid variety was very popular

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