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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?

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...

Will Fox News Reporter have to Reveal Anonymous Sources in James Holmes Reporting?

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Will Fox News Reporter have to Reveal Anonymous Sources in James Holmes Reporting?

April 09, 2013 06:00 AM EST

Washington Times, Gizmodo, Venture Beat Quickly Admit being Fooled by April Fools' Prank Drone Story

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Washington Times, Gizmodo, Venture Beat Quickly Admit being Fooled by April Fools' Prank Drone Story

April 09, 2013 05:00 AM EST

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?

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...

So How Pregnant is Glee Star? US Weekly says 3 months, then 10 hours later reports 6 months

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So How Pregnant is Glee Star? US Weekly says 3 months, then 10 hours later reports 6 months

April 07, 2013 06:00 AM EST

U.S. magazine Us Weekly was super excited to announce that Glee actress and former Beyonce back-up dancer Heather Morris was pregnant. But, Us Weekly better check back with its sources. In back-to-back reports on April...

'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

April 06, 2013 06:00 AM EST

U of Wisc- Madison Annual Journalism Ethics Conference Live Streaming All Day

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U of Wisc- Madison Annual Journalism Ethics Conference Live Streaming All Day

April 05, 2013 10:00 AM EST

"Who is Shaping the News?" Are journalists, corporations, or media owners deciding what gets reported and how? Those questions will be addressed this Friday, April 5 at the University of...

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

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

April 04, 2013 06:00 AM EST

BBC Identifies South African Man as 'Gay Marriage' in Caption, Says Sorry for 'Technical Mistake '

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BBC Identifies South African Man as 'Gay Marriage' in Caption, Says Sorry for 'Technical Mistake '

April 03, 2013 06:00 AM EST

The BBC wrongly identified a South African man named Rufus Lekala as "Gay Marriage" in an on-air segment, the Guardian reported. Lekala is...

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

April 02, 2013 10:10 AM EST

Several news outlets were hoaxed by a story claiming that France would start using drones to deliver...

Toronto Star mistakenly suggested Weeklong Training at Harvard Equaled Harvard Degree says Ombud

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Toronto Star mistakenly suggested Weeklong Training at Harvard Equaled Harvard Degree says Ombud

April 02, 2013 06:00 AM EST

The Toronto Star was "technically correct" but misled readers in some reports on Kathleen Wynne, the head of the Ontario Leader Party and Ontario's Premier, public editor Kathy English reported this...

Police Charge the UK's Sun's Deputy Editor in Bribery Investigation

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Police Charge the UK's Sun's Deputy Editor in Bribery Investigation

April 02, 2013 05:00 AM EST

UK prosecutors have charged the Sun's deputy editor Geoff Webster, accusing him of approving two payments to public officials a few years ago, the Guardian reported. The Crown Prosecution Service's statement...

ANOTHER TV News Fail: Utah's KUTV Suggests Gov, Atty General are 'Gay Couple'

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ANOTHER TV News Fail: Utah's KUTV Suggests Gov, Atty General are 'Gay Couple'

April 01, 2013 10:00 AM EST

Salt Lake City TV news KUTV made an on-air caption error, Jim Romenesko reported. In a March 27 segment, the CBS affiliate showed a picture of Utah's governor and attorney general with the caption "Gay Couples...

27 Pakistani Journalists Given Awards for Gender-Sensitive Reporting

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27 Pakistani Journalists Given Awards for Gender-Sensitive Reporting

April 01, 2013 06:00 AM EST

Pakistani advocacy group The White Ribbon Campaign Pakistan recently gave awards to 27 of the country's journalists for adhering to its ethics code dictating journalists report sensitively on women. The group's...

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

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

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'