by Sydney Smith on May 12, 2014
ABC’s Lara Spencer’s Cinco de Mayo segment: Bad accents, drinking & sombreros prompt apology
MSNBC wasn't the only TV news outlet to air an offensive Cinco de Mayo segment this year. ABC's Good Morning...
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by Sydney Smith on May 11, 2014
‘Gaystapo’? Iowa editor fired over anti-Gay blogpost
Do gays want to rewrite the Bible to justify their "sinful natures"? The editor of the Newton (Iowa) Daily News,...
by Sydney Smith on May 10, 2014
Daily Mail: ‘We accept that Ms Rowling’s article did not contain any false claims’
The UK Daily Mail must pay JK Rowling "substantial damages" and had to publish a correction and apology after wrongly...
by Sydney Smith on May 08, 2014
UK court: Tulisa ‘Homewrecker’ libel case is defamatory, libel case can move forward
The UK High Court ruled that pop singer Tulisa Contostavlos and professional athlete Danny Simpson's libel action against the Sun...
by Sydney Smith on May 08, 2014
Deadline Hollywood Hoaxed, ABC didn’t recast Harrison Wright in Scandal
Deadline Hollywood retracted a story after it published a hoax claiming the ABC show Scandal had re-cast the role of...
by Sydney Smith on May 07, 2014
How MSNBC Cinco de Mayo segment was ‘disrespectful’
MSNBC staff went too far this week in what MSNBC later admitted in an apology was a "disrespectful" and "sarcastic"...
by Sydney Smith on May 06, 2014
Australian reporter resigns, Media finds plagiarism & quote lifting
Journalist Phil Jacob, accused of plagiarism and quote lifting, resigned in disgrace from the Australian Daily Telegraph after Australian media...
by Sydney Smith on May 04, 2014
2Day Battle with AU Media Authority, Will Radio licence get axed for Royal Prank Call?
The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) is still fighting in court to release its report on the prank phone...
by Sydney Smith on May 03, 2014
Anonymous sources led NBC News, TMZ to Error in Donald Sterling NBA stories
TMZ and NBC News both misreported the punishment meted out by the National Basketball Association to Donald Sterling, the owner...
by Sydney Smith on May 02, 2014
Scottish Sun Paid Witness Following Trial, PCC says OK
Paying a witness is OK as long as it occurs after the trial, according to the UK Press Complaints Commission,...