On Saturday morning, an entry in the Alltop "Holy Kaw" website got my attention. I discovered that there was a huge difference between the original newspaper item and the Alltop item. This morning. the original Alltop item is removed. I wonder of the 20-something Medill J-school grad reached out to the 41 year old J-school professor? Read More »

Professor Jacqui Ewart is not enthralled with how an interview with Reuters becomes so twisted and misrepresented. About seven articles evolved from interview, each with more inaccuracy. The Alltop Holy Kaw item that caught our eye has been up for one day and has 6,219 views and 402 re-tweets. I guess "fact checking" is not a part of citizen journalism. Read More »

Social media is no better than the old telephone game. What started as an assignment within an existing journalism course quickly morphs into a report of an Australian J-school requiring a class in Twitter. Read More »