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Don't Use 'Paparazzi-Like' Photos of 'Grieving' Students says Cornell University Sun Public Editor
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Don't Use 'Paparazzi-Like' Photos of 'Grieving' Students says Cornell University Sun Public Editor
By: Sydney Smith
April 10, 2013 06:00 AM EST
A student dies of natural causes and the school newspaper gets a picture of his housemate's reaction.  Should the paper print that? The public editor for Cornell University student newspaper the Cornell Daily...
Is Daily Mirror Pretending It wasn't Hoaxed by Virgin Atlantic Glass-Bottomed Plane April Fools Prank?
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Is Daily Mirror Pretending It wasn't Hoaxed by Virgin Atlantic Glass-Bottomed Plane April Fools Prank?
By: Sydney Smith
April 09, 2013 02:00 PM EST
Was the UK Daily Mirror hoaxed by an April Fools' joke? In an April 1 story, the Mirror reported on Virgin Atlantic Airways's announcement that it was going to premiere a plane with a glass floor.  But the...
Huh? 3 Weeks into Job, WashPost's New Readers Rep Finally Blogs...about how to print from the website?
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Huh? 3 Weeks into Job, WashPost's New Readers Rep Finally Blogs...about how to print from the website?
By: Sydney Smith
April 08, 2013 06:00 AM EST
Based on the Washington Post's readers representative's first blogpost this week, it looks like concerns about the new position may have been justified. Last month, the Washington Post announced it was ending its...
'We Blew It' Says Philadelphia Magazine, Journalist Admits Duped By Liar In Fact Check Fail
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'We Blew It' Says Philadelphia Magazine, Journalist Admits Duped By Liar In Fact Check Fail
By: Sydney Smith
April 06, 2013 06:00 AM EST
Indigenous People Protest 'Hate Speech' in Nanaimo Daily News, Will Boycott Newspaper's Printing Service
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Indigenous People Protest 'Hate Speech' in Nanaimo Daily News, Will Boycott Newspaper's Printing Service
By: Sydney Smith
April 05, 2013 06:00 AM EST
Indigenous people opened their newspapers last week in Western Canada to read, in a letter from a reader, that their race "never had a written language," "made almost no inventions" and "have a...
NBC Distributes Fake Jay Leno, Jimmy Fallon Photo with No Disclosure, Road & Background Scene NOT Real
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NBC Distributes Fake Jay Leno, Jimmy Fallon Photo with No Disclosure, Road & Background Scene NOT Real
By: Sydney Smith, Rhonda Roland Shearer
April 04, 2013 04:35 PM EST
The Daily News, the New York Post, the Hollywood Reporter, the Village Voice, Fox News and other news outlets published a photograph of Jay Leno and Jimmy Fallon that used a fake background, but none of the news outlets...
People are not Illegal, Only their actions, says new AP Style Book Entry
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People are not Illegal, Only their actions, says new AP Style Book Entry
By: Sydney Smith
April 04, 2013 06:00 AM EST
Drones Delivering Newspapers in France? April Fools' Day Prank Dupes  Drudge Report, Tech Crunch, Washington Times
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Drones Delivering Newspapers in France? April Fools' Day Prank Dupes Drudge Report, Tech Crunch, Washington Times
By: Sydney Smith
April 02, 2013 10:10 AM EST
Several news outlets were hoaxed by a story claiming that France would start using drones to deliver...
Is UK Media Harassing Vicky Pryce in Prison? Family Files Complaint with PCC
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Is UK Media Harassing Vicky Pryce in Prison? Family Files Complaint with PCC
By: Sydney Smith
March 31, 2013 06:00 AM EST
North Korean News Agency Fakes Training Drill Photo, AFP Says Photoshopped, Retracts
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North Korean News Agency Fakes Training Drill Photo, AFP Says Photoshopped, Retracts
By: Sydney Smith
March 30, 2013 06:00 AM EST
Did Korean Central News Agency doctor a photo to make it look like North Korea had more hovercraft practicing in a military drill? It appears so. The North Korean government owns and runs the Korean Central News Agency,...
Mercury News Hoaxed by Joke Obama Air Force One Tweet, Says Story 'Clearly Did Not Meet Our Normal Standards'
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Mercury News Hoaxed by Joke Obama Air Force One Tweet, Says Story 'Clearly Did Not Meet Our Normal Standards'
By: Sydney Smith
March 29, 2013 06:00 AM EST
San Jose, California daily newspaper The Mercury News fessed up this week to being hoaxed by a joke tweet claiming that President Barack Obama was going to lend a soccer player Air Force One. The errors began when...
Calling Transsexuals 'Bed-wetters in bad wigs' OK with PCC, Rules not Discrimination or Harassment
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Calling Transsexuals 'Bed-wetters in bad wigs' OK with PCC, Rules not Discrimination or Harassment
By: Sydney Smith
March 27, 2013 02:15 PM EST
Even though complainants in the U.K. found the Observer's column about transgender people was "offensive," the Press Complaints Commission ruled that the column didn't break the PCC's Editors...
Oops, Chinese News Media Publish Fake Photo of Bogus Time Magazine Cover
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Oops, Chinese News Media Publish Fake Photo of Bogus Time Magazine Cover
By: Sydney Smith
March 25, 2013 06:00 AM EST
Why isn't Sky News Prosecuted for Hacking John Darwin's Emails?
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Why isn't Sky News Prosecuted for Hacking John Darwin's Emails?
By: Sydney Smith
March 24, 2013 06:00 AM EST
The UK police decided not to prosecute Sky News' Gerard Tubb for hacking the email account of John Darwin, a man accused of faking his own death,  The Guardian reported. Darwin faked his death so his wife could get...
Pig Saving Goat Hoax Video: Why Haven't News Outlets Posted Corrections?
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Pig Saving Goat Hoax Video: Why Haven't News Outlets Posted Corrections?
By: Sydney Smith
March 23, 2013 06:00 AM EST
A slew of media outlets -- from NBC's Nightly News to ABC's Good Morning America -- were hoaxed by a fake video apparently showing a pig swimming to help a goat. The New York Times, which exposed the video...
Reporter 'Created Names, Years and Majors' for Fake Sources, Univ. of Alabama Student Newspaper Unpublishes 12 Stories
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Reporter 'Created Names, Years and Majors' for Fake Sources, Univ. of Alabama Student Newspaper Unpublishes 12 Stories
By: Sydney Smith
March 22, 2013 05:00 AM EST
Student Newspaper Wrongly Names City Councilor a Registered Sex Offender, Gets Sued for Libel
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Student Newspaper Wrongly Names City Councilor a Registered Sex Offender, Gets Sued for Libel
By: Sydney Smith
March 21, 2013 06:00 AM EST
A college newspaper is again the subject of a libel lawsuit. The...
Jane Goodall is Sorry for Monkeying Around Proper Attribution in New Book
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Jane Goodall is Sorry for Monkeying Around Proper Attribution in New Book
By: Sydney Smith
March 20, 2013 11:10 AM EST
Chimpanzee expert Jane Goodall apologized after the Washington Post discovered that her forthcoming book, Seeds of Hope: Wisdom and Wonder From the World of Plants, co-written by Gail Hudson, fails to attribute "at...
MSNBC, Fox News, CNN, WTRF Name Teen Rape Victim from Steubenville, Ohio
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MSNBC, Fox News, CNN, WTRF Name Teen Rape Victim from Steubenville, Ohio
By: Sydney Smith
March 19, 2013 01:30 PM EST
We Were 'Wrong' about Qatar Dream Football League, says Times of London
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We Were 'Wrong' about Qatar Dream Football League, says Times of London
By: Sydney Smith
March 17, 2013 10:45 PM EST
The Times of London admitted in its March 18 edition that its "exclusive" story that there was going to be a Dream Football League with a 2015 tournament in Qatar was "wrong." In a report (partially...
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