by Sydney Smith on Apr 10, 2014
Cleveland Browns Owner NOT indicted by FBI, TV station retracts
Cleveland ABC-affiliate WEWS News Net 5 unpublished a story after wrongly reporting that Jimmy Haslam, the owner of the Cleveland...
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by Sydney Smith on Apr 10, 2014
Last News Council in the U.S. Closes Next Month
There will be no more news councils operating in the United States, effective May 31. The Washington News Council is...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 08, 2014
Where are Pre 2007 US News & World Report Stories? A list of archives
The accessibility of news stories from the past fosters accuracy and journalists' ability to provide context for current reporting. Back...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 07, 2014
$19 Million Home Renovations for Michael Schumacher?
Want to see how a rumor spreads around the world? Look no further than the case of Michael Schumacher, the...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 07, 2014
UK Editor out after blaming ‘hooliganism’ for Hillsborough tragedy
Maurice O'Brien "left" the UK Reading Chronicle following a suspension and an apology for a controversial front-page article that falsely...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 05, 2014
6 million is not one-third of 7 million: Fox News corrects its Obamacare sign-up graphic on air
Fox News messed up, then corrected, an on-air graphic enrollment for The Affordable Care Act, aka Obamacare. The original graphic...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 03, 2014
Judge denies ESPN request to dismiss Laurie Fine libel lawsuit
A U.S. District Judge ruled this week that Laurie Fine can continue her libel lawsuit against ESPN, Syracuse.com reported Fine...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 01, 2014
Boston college student NOT a ‘a very bad, bad, bad man,’ Sues Glenn Beck for saying so
Glenn Beck is being sued for libel by college student Abdulrahman Alharbi, who was injured last year at the Boston...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 01, 2014
2014 Mirror Award finalists named, honor media reporting
The Mirror Awards announced the finalists for its annual media reporting awards today. The Mirrors are given by Syracuse University's...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 31, 2014
Amazon denies WSJ’s Anonymous Source Claim, Media Repeats Error, Later Corrects
Will Amazon provide customers with a free streaming service? The Wall Street Journal published a report relying on anonymous sources...