Another Black Eye for the Times (E&P)
For the second time in less than a week, The New York Times admitted to a serious error in a major story. It disclosed that a woman it profiled on March 8 is not, in fact, a victim of Hurricane Katrina — and was arrested for fraud and grand larceny yesterday.

Memoir Fabrication in Fashion (WWD)
Fashion memoirist Emily Davies' claim that her uncredited use of previously published material was an accident is seeming less credible. Davies continues to insist she had no intention of passing off another writer's words as her own, but former colleagues say the episode fits a pattern.

Young People Turn to Web for News Needs (USAT)
Though this may not come as news to anyone under 35, the results have profound ramifications for mainstream media outlets, which need to integrate an online presence as quickly as possible or risk alienating the next generation of news consumers, study author John Horrigan says.

Are Newspapers Becoming Too Transparent? (AJR)
Rachel Smolkin: It's healthy for news organizations to be much more open about their decision making than they have been in the past. But in response to relentless pounding from bloggers and other critics, is the transparency movement getting out of hand?

Fiction in Journalism is Cheap and Easy, and Wrong (Philly City Paper)
Duane Swierczynski: If there's one thing that journalism teachers ought to staple to their foreheads, it is this simple rule: Don't make shit up. I'm not kidding; the frequency of Blairs and Glasses and Sylvesters make me fearful about the next generation of journalists coming up through the ranks.

Cheney's Hotel TV: Must Be Pre-Set to Fox News (TSG)
The Smoking Gun has obtained a copy of Vice President Dick Cheney's standard "tour" rider. The document is provided to hotels where Cheney will be bunking and lists how the Republican pol's "Downtime Suite" needs to be outfitted.

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