by Sydney Smith on Jun 23, 2014
How NYT Handled Stories about Discredited Source, Somaly Mam & Long Pross
A Newsweek cover story claimed that two women, Somaly Mam and Long Pross, faked portions of their stories of being...
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by Sydney Smith on Jun 21, 2014
Seattle Times Bans NFL ‘Redskins’ name as ‘Absurd, Offensive, Outdated’
The Seattle Times is the latest publication to announce it will no longer use the term "Redskins" in reporting on...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 20, 2014
‘Reliability, credibility, attention to detail’ still important to journalism, says Ireland’s outgoing press ombudsman
The Irish media will have a new press ombudsman soon. John Horgan, who has served as press ombudsman since 2007,...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 18, 2014
‘Overcooked potatoes,’ ‘Simply Unpalatable’: Restaurant Review Burns Sydney Morning Herald, Court rules pay $600K for libel
Australia's Sydney Morning Herald must pay three restaurant owners almost half a million dollars for libel over a 2003 negative...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 16, 2014
Now Malaysia Prime Minister sues a News Site for Reader Comments
Malaysia's Prime Minister Najib Razak is suing Malaysian online site Malaysiakini over reader comments used by the website in a...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 15, 2014
UK Mirror: Sorry we said teenage sexual abuse victim had consensual sex w/ Max Clifford
The Daily Mirror apologized after wrongly claiming that a teenage victim of sexual abuse consented to sex with her abuser....
by Sydney Smith on Jun 14, 2014
Wall Street Journal unpublishes 3 Travel Articles, Writer took free Hotel stay
The Wall Street Journal unpublished three travel articles because the writer, Akhil Sharma, took "some free and discounted goods and...
by David W. Moore on Jun 12, 2014
Bad News For Hillary Clinton: ABC/Wash Post Poll Shows her lacking ‘Universal Appeal’
Bad news for Hillary Clinton: The latest ABC/Washington Post poll shows her falling short of “universal appeal.” According to the...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 11, 2014
Tracy Morgan leg amputation story ‘Complete Fabrication’
Several news sites wrongly reported that actor and comedian Tracy Morgan would have to have his leg amputated. Morgan and...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 10, 2014
Solar panels NOT draining sun, MIT Science Blog duped by satire story
Satire site National Report hoaxed an Massachusetts Institute of Technology blog with its fake story claiming that solar panels were...