Mediagazer: How URL spoofing can put libelous words into news orgs' mouths (Andrew Phelps/Nieman Journalism Lab)

10:30 PM ET, April 19, 2011

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Andrew Phelps / Nieman Journalism Lab:

How URL spoofing can put libelous words into news orgs' mouths — You really have to question everything you see on the web, even the supposedly sacrosanct URL. (That ubiquitous initialism stands for “uniform resource locator,” as in, one locator for every resource on the Internet.)

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Andrew Phelps / Nieman Journalism Lab:

The app divide between casual readers and news junkies — Can a single app please both casual news readers and news junkies? — That's the question I found myself asking upon rereading that report from a couple weeks ago on iPad users' reactions to The Daily.

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