media matters

After NPR's Juan Williams' made comments about Muslims on Fox News that cost him his job with the public broadcaster, some critics argue that Fox appearances by Mara Liasson, another NPR journalist, violate NPR's ethics guidelines.

Shirley Sherrod, the Agriculture Department employee who lost her job after a conservative website painted her as a racist, is planning a lawsuit in what could be a landmark case for the blogosphere.

Glenn Beck's dual embrace of gold -- as an investment vehicle for his listeners and a personal moneymaking opportunity for himself -- has drawn boos from various journalism watchdogs. And now it looks like the talk-show host's close relationship with one purveyor of gold coins has gotten him in a...