by Sydney Smith on Sep 27, 2016
Mohamed Fawzy suing Al Jazeera for Gross Negligence
Former Al Jazeera cameraman Mohamed Fawzy is suing the network for gross negligence for putting him in a position where he...
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by David W. Moore on Sep 26, 2016
Low trust in the Media? Not so fast!
A Gallup poll story earlier this month had the headline, “Americans’ Trust in Mass Media Sinks to New Low.” The...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 26, 2016
Australia’s Good Weekend Magazine named Interviewee it promised anonymity, apologizes
An Australian magazine promised a convicted murderer anonymity for an article about him, but slipped up and named him in its story...
by David W. Moore on Sep 25, 2016
No. The presidential race is not a dead heat.
On Sunday, the day before the first debate between the two major candidates, the Washington Post announced the latest findings...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 25, 2016
Media in Jordan blurred ads & editorial, overused anonymous sources in election coverage, media group says
A Jordanian educational organization, the Jordan Media Institute (JMI), studied 20 of the country's news outlets and their coverage of...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 24, 2016
Australian Newspaper Shouldn’t have named 8-Year-Old Murder Witness, press council says
The Courier-Mail, a daily Brisbane, Australia newspaper, shouldn't have identified an eight-year-old boy who had to serve as a witness in...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 23, 2016
USA Today Suspends Glenn Reynolds for ‘Run Them Down’ Tweet on Charlotte Protests
USA Today suspended law professor and columnist Glenn Reynolds after he tweeted "run them down," referring to the protesters in...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 22, 2016
Australian news outlet paid $75K for interview with Belle Gibson, who faked Cancer
Australia's Channel Nine paid blogger Belle Gibson $75,000 for an exclusive interview after she was busted for faking brain cancer....
by Sydney Smith on Sep 21, 2016
Fox News’ Sean Hannity Appears in Donald Trump Ad
Fox News' Sean Hannity appeared in a Donald Trump ad without telling the network he planned to do so. He won't be...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 21, 2016
Empire State News wrongly says less than 1% children sexually abused. Here’s what the statistics really are
Empire State News claimed it is false to say one in five children are sexually abused in the U.S. Instead,...