by Sydney Smith on Apr 16, 2015
BuzzFeed writer whose story was deleted quits
Arabelle Sicardi announced she's quitting BuzzFeed this week days afer the site deleted and then re-instated one of her articles....
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by Sydney Smith on Apr 16, 2015
ESPN suspends Britt McHenry after Leaked Parking Lot Video
ESPN suspended reporter Britt McHenry after a video was posted online showing her verbally attacking a parking lot attendant. ESPN...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 15, 2015
UK Mirror Undercover Sexting Ruse OKed by Regulator
It was OK for a reporter to set up a sting posing as a woman on Twitter, according to the...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 15, 2015
Kim Kardashian Photoshopped out by Ultra-Orthodox Site b/c she’s ‘Pornographic’
Orthodox Jewish news site Kikar HaShabbat Photoshopped two photos to cover up Kim Kardashian because she is a "pornographic symbol,"...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 14, 2015
Bell Media Prez fired for Interfering with News reporting
Bell Media fired its president Kevin Crull for trying to interfere with its journalism at Canada's CTV, it said. Last...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 14, 2015
Jon Stewart takes on Rolling Stone’s UVA rape story on Daily Show
Jon Stewart often takes the media to task for its bad reporting, but the Comedy Central host of the Daily...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 13, 2015
‘I am basically holding a bomb in my hand,’ NBC News sued by Sporting Goods Company for false claim
A sporting goods company claims NBC News and Kentucky NBC-affiliate WLEX-TV defamed it by saying its shooting targets are dangerous...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 13, 2015
Salisbury Journal fact check fail: Sorry we said you’ve been bankrupt and got away ‘scot-free’
The UK Salisbury Journal falsely reported William Harrison-Allan, the former chairman of the Salisbury City Football Club, was "bankrupt a...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 13, 2015
Plagiarism found in Japanese Newspaper Sankei Shimbun sports news, 3 journalists punished
Japanese newspaper the Sankei Shimbun has "disciplined" three staffers after the newspaper was accused of plagiarism, the Japan Times reported....
by Sydney Smith on Apr 13, 2015
There was a warrant for Walter Scott, AP erred by saying no
Was there a warrant out for Walter Scott, the 50-year-old South Carolina man killed by North Charleston police officer Michael...