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Retired NFL Player's Lou Gehrig's Disease Mocked, 3 Atlanta Radio Hosts Fired
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Retired NFL Player's Lou Gehrig's Disease Mocked, 3 Atlanta Radio Hosts Fired
By: Sydney Smith
June 18, 2013 11:45 AM EST
Atlanta's 790 The Zone radio station hosts Steak Shapiro, Chris Dimino and Nick Cellini made fun of former NFL player Steve Gleason, who has Lou Gehrig's disease. The station responded by apologizing and firing the...
'Too many gosh darn foreigners' ('Asians') on LPGA Tour, Radio Host Fired after comment
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'Too many gosh darn foreigners' ('Asians') on LPGA Tour, Radio Host Fired after comment
By: Sydney Smith
June 18, 2013 05:00 AM EST
Rochester, New York news radio WHAM-AM fired radio host Craig Schaller for his comments about Asian golf players in a column for the station's website, Fox...
Nelson Mandela NOT Dead, Germany's Deutsche-Welle Wrong
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Nelson Mandela NOT Dead, Germany's Deutsche-Welle Wrong
By: Sydney Smith
June 17, 2013 10:50 AM EST
Deutsche Welle wrongly reported that Nelson Mandela died.   In a June 14 retraction statement, the German "international broadcaster" said it "unintentionally" posted the story and has since...
White Sox Manager Didn't Say That! Fort Worth Star-Telegram Prints Fake Quote on Graduations
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White Sox Manager Didn't Say That! Fort Worth Star-Telegram Prints Fake Quote on Graduations
By: Sydney Smith
June 16, 2013 05:00 AM EST
The Fort Worth Star-Telegram was hoaxed by a satirical website into publishing a fake quote. The Texas newspaper had published the fake quote in a June 11 editorial on controversial graduation speeches. It has since...
Australian Radio Shock Jock Fired for Asking PM Julia Gillard if Partner was Gay
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Australian Radio Shock Jock Fired for Asking PM Julia Gillard if Partner was Gay
By: Sydney Smith
June 15, 2013 05:00 AM EST
Australia's Fairfax Radio fired host Howard Sattler for a "disrespectful and irrelevant" interview with the country's prime minister, Julia Gillard, the BBC reported. Sattler, described by Australian...
UK Sun: 'We apologise to any alien lifeforms for linking them to Scientologists'
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UK Sun: 'We apologise to any alien lifeforms for linking them to Scientologists'
By: Sydney Smith
June 14, 2013 04:00 AM EST
The UK Sun newspaper apologized to aliens for a story saying "Flying saucers [were seen] over British Scientology HQ."  Yep, you read that right. The News Corp-owned newspaper said sorry to aliens. The...
National Review's Ron Fournier Says His 'Jihad' Word Choice was 'Irresponsible'
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National Review's Ron Fournier Says His 'Jihad' Word Choice was 'Irresponsible'
By: Sydney Smith
June 05, 2013 05:00 AM EST
National Journal's Ron Fournier called his saying President Barack Obama had started a "jihad against the press" an "inaccurate/irresponsible word choice," in a May 24 apology tweet. Fournier...
BBC gets 77 complaints over 'Of Muslim Appearance' Woolwich Attack Quote
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BBC gets 77 complaints over 'Of Muslim Appearance' Woolwich Attack Quote
By: Sydney Smith
June 04, 2013 05:00 AM EST
BBC News' Nick Robinson regretted quoting an unnamed source that the police thought Lee Ribgy's attackers were "of Muslim appearance."  Robinson, the BBC News' political editor, apologized in a...
Toronto Star 'Went Overboard' Describing Rob Ford Video Owners as Somali, Public Editor Says
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Toronto Star 'Went Overboard' Describing Rob Ford Video Owners as Somali, Public Editor Says
By: Sydney Smith
June 01, 2013 05:00 AM EST
In the Toronto Star's report about the alleged video of Toronto mayor Rob Ford smoking crack that was offered at a price to the Star and Gawker, the Star described the people selling the video as Somali "11 times in...
The Inquisitr, Daily Mail Admit Roger Moore Quotes Fake
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The Inquisitr, Daily Mail Admit Roger Moore Quotes Fake
By: Sydney Smith
May 31, 2013 05:00 AM EST
News site The Inquisitr joined the Daily Mail in publishing a retraction to admit that it published quotes from a fake interview with former James Bond actor Sir Roger Moore. As iMediaEthics wrote back in January, the UK...
Al Jazeera Unpublishes 'Last of the Semites' Op-Ed, Admits It 'should have handled this better'
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Al Jazeera Unpublishes 'Last of the Semites' Op-Ed, Admits It 'should have handled this better'
By: Sydney Smith
May 24, 2013 06:00 AM EST
Al Jazeera unpublished an op-ed column by Joseph Massad titled "Last of the Semites" after deciding the content was questionable and also "similar in argument" to Massad's previously published work,...
Toronto Star's Front-Page Apology 1st in 18 Years, Story was 'Entirely Wrong,' Public Editor Says
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Toronto Star's Front-Page Apology 1st in 18 Years, Story was 'Entirely Wrong,' Public Editor Says
By: Sydney Smith
May 16, 2013 06:00 AM EST
For the first time in 18 years, the Toronto Star had to run a front-page apology after wrongly saying that a politician was on vacation, Toronto Star public editor Kathy English noted in a recent column.  It was also...
South Korean News Denies Photoshop of Obama, Park Geun-hye, Admits to failed caption
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South Korean News Denies Photoshop of Obama, Park Geun-hye, Admits to failed caption
By: Sydney Smith
May 14, 2013 06:00 AM EST
South Korean news organization Yonhap News Agency published a strange side-by-side image of South Korea's president Park Geun-hye with President Barack Obama apparently shaking hands. It's odd because it creates an...
Cleveland 'Hero' Charles Ramsey's Criminal Past Highlighted, ABC Affiliate says 'Sorry'
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Cleveland 'Hero' Charles Ramsey's Criminal Past Highlighted, ABC Affiliate says 'Sorry'
By: Sydney Smith
May 11, 2013 07:00 PM EST
Howard Kurtz: Jason Collins Error was 'Sloppy and Inexcusable'
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Howard Kurtz: Jason Collins Error was 'Sloppy and Inexcusable'
By: Sydney Smith
May 06, 2013 09:30 AM EST
Howard Kurtz apologized May 5 on his CNN program "Reliable Sources" for his now-retracted Daily Beast article about NBA player Jason...
Louisiana High School Newspaper's Prank Gone Wrong
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Louisiana High School Newspaper's Prank Gone Wrong
By: Sydney Smith
May 04, 2013 06:00 AM EST
A Louisiana high school's student newspaper published a story that local restaurant was being shut down and possibly sued over huge health violations, like selling old, re-used food, including "months old"...
2 Media Fouls in Jason Collins Coverage, Howard Kurtz & Daily Beast 'Parted Company'
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2 Media Fouls in Jason Collins Coverage, Howard Kurtz & Daily Beast 'Parted Company'
By: Sydney Smith
May 02, 2013 03:30 PM EST
Washington Wizards pro basketball player Jason Collins announced in a very high-profile May 6 Sports Illustrated cover story this week that he is gay. And within a few days of Collins' story being published online,...
Philippines Newspaper Hoaxed by Fake Photo of Time Magazine, Says Sorry for Front-Page 'Mistake'
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Philippines Newspaper Hoaxed by Fake Photo of Time Magazine, Says Sorry for Front-Page 'Mistake'
By: Sydney Smith
April 25, 2013 06:00 AM EST
UConn Coach Geno Auriemma Needs 'Big Lesson in Humility,' Sports Blogger Retracts Criticism
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UConn Coach Geno Auriemma Needs 'Big Lesson in Humility,' Sports Blogger Retracts Criticism
By: Sydney Smith
April 22, 2013 06:00 AM EST
Chattanoogan.com blogger and veteran sports broadcaster Randy Smith retracted his April 10 blogpost, apologized for quoting Geno Auriemma, head coach of University of Connecticut women's basketball team The Huskies, out...
Cape Cod Times, Macy's Say Sorry for 'Unintentional' Pressure Cooker Ad Published next to Boston Marathon Bomb Stories
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Cape Cod Times, Macy's Say Sorry for 'Unintentional' Pressure Cooker Ad Published next to Boston Marathon Bomb Stories
By: Sydney Smith
April 20, 2013 12:30 PM EST
The Cape Cod Times apologized to readers for putting an advertisement for a pressure cooker next to a story about the pressure cooker bomb used in the Boston Marathon explosion, Jim Romenesko reported. "The news...
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