by Sydney Smith on Oct 06, 2013
CNN won’t make Crossfire Hosts Disclose Financial Conflicts of Interest
CNN reversed its ethics standard for Crossfire and now says hosts don't have to disclose when they or groups they...
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by Sydney Smith on Oct 05, 2013
I ‘Knowingly Plagiarized,’ Star Reporter Committed ‘Professional Harikiri’
In an Oct. 4 column, Toronto Star public editor Kathy English provided a bit more information about a recent plagiarism...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 04, 2013
Toronto Star Admits August Article Plagiarized from 2010 Story on Vanity Plates
A Toronto Star reporter plagiarized from another Star reporter, a Public Editor Note revealed. The note posted atop Marc Ellison's...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 03, 2013
False Death Story a ‘Low mark by the standards we set for ourselves’
Nigerian news outlet Premium Times wrongly reported that retired military official Ajibola Kunle Togun died. Togun is a former "security...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 02, 2013
AP Re-Publishes Retracted Navy Yard Shootings Pics after Verification
The Associated Press retracted two photos from its coverage of the Navy Yard shootings, only to later re-publish the same...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 01, 2013
UK Sunday Times Harassed Murderer’s Sister, PCC Rules
The UK Sunday Times harassed a woman whose brother was convicted of murder, the UK Press Complaints Commission ruled recently....
by Sydney Smith on Sep 30, 2013
Australian Federal Police confirms investigating Kate Middleton Hospital Prank Call
Australian radio station 2 Day FM, which in December aired a prank phone call with a hospital treating Kate Middleton,...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 29, 2013
Sorry for Calling you a Prostitute, London’s Evening Standard Apologizes
The London Evening Standard apologized this week for wrongly saying a woman named Rachel Garley was a prostitute. The Standard's...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 28, 2013
CNN Denies Fars News Agency’s Claims it Faked part of Iran’s Rouhani Interview
Iran's Fars News Agency accused CNN of making up some of its interview with Iranian president Hassan Rouhani, entertainment news...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 27, 2013
Mug Shot Isn’t Cory Booker, New Jersey’s WMGM-TV Misspelled Cory too
WMGM-TV NBC 40 in South Jersey included the wrong photo with a story on Cory Booker, Jim Romenesko reported last...