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Jewish Times Owner Plans to Sell Newspaper after Obama 'Hit' Column

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Jewish Times Owner Plans to Sell Newspaper after Obama 'Hit' Column

By: Sydney Smith

January 26, 2012 02:15 PM EST

Andrew Adler, publisher and editor-in-chief of the Atlanta Jewish Times, resigned this week over his controversial article suggesting a "hit" on U.S. President Barack Obama, the Jerusalem Post reported. See...

Jewish Times Apologizes, Retracts Story Suggesting a 'Hit' on Obama

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Jewish Times Apologizes, Retracts Story Suggesting a 'Hit' on Obama

By: Sydney Smith

January 23, 2012 01:20 PM EST

Jewish newspaper the Atlanta Jewish Times is retracting its column that suggested putting a "hit" on U.S. president Barack Obama, UPI reported. CNN noted that the column didn't name Obama, but referred to him....

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Telegraph Apologizes for Wrong Report

By: Sydney Smith

January 17, 2012 12:00 PM EST

The UK Daily Telegraph apologized and paid a settlement to British composer Simon Boswell because the newspaper "failed to report that he had been cleared of assaulting his former partner, actor Lysette Anthony,"...

Magazine 'May Apologize' for Cover Photo of White House with Swastikas

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Magazine 'May Apologize' for Cover Photo of White House with Swastikas

By: Sydney Smith

January 16, 2012 05:00 AM EST

Ami Magazine's editor Rabbi Yitzchak Frankfurter said it "may have been a poor choice" to run a doctored photo of "White House draped in Nazi flags with Nazi storm troopers marching in front,"...

Toronto Star: Report that Vladimir Putin, Stephen Harper Would Play Hockey was Wrong

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Toronto Star: Report that Vladimir Putin, Stephen Harper Would Play Hockey was Wrong

By: Sydney Smith

January 15, 2012 07:30 PM EST

The Toronto Star ran an incorrect story reporting that Canadian prime minister Stephen Harper "is making plans to play on a Canadian hockey team in two exhibition games against a Russian squad that will include Prime...

Fairfield Minuteman Apologizes for Plagiarized Story on Sports Front-page

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Fairfield Minuteman Apologizes for Plagiarized Story on Sports Front-page

By: Sydney Smith

January 12, 2012 05:00 AM EST

Journal Register owned-The Fairfield Minuteman apologized for publishing a plagiarized story Jan. 5, according to a Jan. 10 blogpost by the Minuteman's group editor Matt DeRienzo. The Minuteman is a weekly newspaper...

Weekly Standard Apologizes for Anti-Gay E-mail Sent to Subscribers

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Weekly Standard Apologizes for Anti-Gay E-mail Sent to Subscribers

By: Sydney Smith

January 11, 2012 05:00 AM EST

The Weekly Standard, a "weekly conservative magazine," apologized to its e-mail subscribers after its "vetting process broke down" and the site accidentally sent readers a "paid ad from a third...

Wendi Deng Twitter account Fake, Associated Press Corrects, Guardian Unpublishes

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Wendi Deng Twitter account Fake, Associated Press Corrects, Guardian Unpublishes

By: Sydney Smith

January 04, 2012 05:00 AM EST

Over the weekend, two high-profile Twitter accounts garnered a good bit of attention -- @RupertMurdoch and @Wendi_Deng. However, only one of those is a real account -- Rupert Murdoch's. The News Corp CEO...

Times of South Africa Tweets Fake News, Deletes Tweet, Apologizes

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Times of South Africa Tweets Fake News, Deletes Tweet, Apologizes

By: Sydney Smith

December 31, 2011 05:00 AM EST

South African newspaper The Times apologized for "tweeting an inaccurate report that former President Nelson Mandela had been hospitalised," the BBC reported. The Times is owned by Avusa media...

Fox Latin America Apologizes for 'Who Killed Jesus' Poll

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Fox Latin America Apologizes for 'Who Killed Jesus' Poll

By: Sydney Smith

December 30, 2011 03:50 PM EST

Fox Latin America apologized to readers for a Facebook poll, the Associated Press reported. According to the AP, a staff member created a poll on Facebook asking readers "who they think is responsible for the death...

NYT Apologizes after Mass E-mail to 8.6 Million Sent in Error

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NYT Apologizes after Mass E-mail to 8.6 Million Sent in Error

By: Sydney Smith

December 29, 2011 02:25 PM EST

The New York Times e-mailed millions of online subscribers Dec. 28 to notify them that their home delivery subscription has been canceled. The e-mail included a way for readers to get a discount on home subscription...

Guardian Adds 37 Corrections to NOTW Reporting

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Guardian Adds 37 Corrections to NOTW Reporting

By: Sydney Smith

December 29, 2011 02:25 PM EST

The Guardian posted a note Dec. 20 noting that it added a correction to 37 stories about News of the World. As we wrote earlier this month, the Guardian retracted its allegation that News of the World journalists...

Jackie Magazine Un-apologizes for Rihanna Racial Slur?

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Jackie Magazine Un-apologizes for Rihanna Racial Slur?

By: Sydney Smith

December 29, 2011 02:25 PM EST

The publisher of Jackie magazine, which called Rihanna a "n---- b----," reportledy claimed the magazine did "nothing wrong" with its report. Instead, he argued that Eva Hoeke, the magazine's...

Washington DC Afffiliate Corrects, Apologizes for Lifting WashPost Paragraphs

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Washington DC Afffiliate Corrects, Apologizes for Lifting WashPost Paragraphs

By: Sydney Smith

December 26, 2011 05:30 AM EST

Washington, D.C. CBS-affiliate WUSA unpublished this week a story that reportedly plagiarized from the Washington Post, Poynter's Julie Moos reported. According to Poynter, WUSA's president and general manager...

Canadian Association of Journalists' Ethics Committee Offers Advice on Corrections, Unpublishing

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Canadian Association of Journalists' Ethics Committee Offers Advice on Corrections, Unpublishing

By: Sydney Smith

December 23, 2011 05:30 AM EST

The Canadian Association of Journalists' ethics advisory committee created an updated "best practices in digital accuracy and corrections." The committee published its results in mid-November...

Eva Hoeke Out as Magazine Editor after Rihanna Racial Slur

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Eva Hoeke Out as Magazine Editor after Rihanna Racial Slur

By: Sydney Smith

December 21, 2011 02:00 PM EST

Dutch fashion magazine editor Eva Hoeke stepped down this week because of a controversial article about singer Rihanna in which her magazine, Jackie, called Rihanna "the ultimate n**** b****," the Associated...

MSNBC's Chris Matthews Apologizes after Romney Campaign Slogan compared to KKK

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MSNBC's Chris Matthews Apologizes after Romney Campaign Slogan compared to KKK

By: Sydney Smith

December 19, 2011 12:00 PM EST

MSNBC's Chris Matthews apologized to Mitt Romney and his campaign Dec. 14 after MSNBC "showed an appalling lack of judgment" in airing a brief report claiming Romney's slogan "Keep America...

Guardian Retracts July Claim News of the World Deleted Milly Dowler's Voicemails

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Guardian Retracts July Claim News of the World Deleted Milly Dowler's Voicemails

By: Sydney Smith

December 18, 2011 12:00 PM EST

The Guardian retracted its July 4 claim that News of the World deleted the voicemails of Milly Dowler in 2002. In a Dec. 12 correction, the Guardian explained that "the newspaper is unlikely to have been responsible for...

Utah Newspaper Apologizes for Photoshopped Photo on Front Page

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Utah Newspaper Apologizes for Photoshopped Photo on Front Page

By: Sydney Smith

December 17, 2011 11:40 AM EST

The Standard-Examiner's executive editor Andy Howell apologized in a Dec. 17 column for publishing a photoshopped image on its front page Nov. 27. According to Howell's column, the fake image pictured a...

MSNBC's Chuck Todd Apologizes for On-Air Gesture

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MSNBC's Chuck Todd Apologizes for On-Air Gesture

By: Sydney Smith

December 14, 2011 03:00 PM EST

MSNBC's Chuck Todd apologized Dec. 14 after making an obscene gesture on air, Mediaite reported. On Dec. 14's Morning Joe program, Todd raised his middle finger to the camera. According to Mediaite and...

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