by Sydney Smith on Aug 15, 2013
AP Corrects, Obama’s Gulf Ports Comment Shouldn’t have been Clarified
The Associated Press "wrongly inserted an interpretative phrase in parentheses into a quote by" Barack Obama that changed the meaning...
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by Sydney Smith on Aug 15, 2013
Former New York Yankees Player didn’t Admit Steroids Use, ESPN Radio Hoaxed by Fake Interview
ESPN Radio 104.5 in Albany, N.Y. was hoaxed by a man posing as former New York Yankees baseball player Shane...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 14, 2013
Did Medium ‘(Over)Aggregate’ or Plagiarize The Week? Atlantic Editor Points out Aggregation Issues
The Atlantic senior editor Alexis Madrigal wondered if San Francisco-based media website Medium stole a story from the website for...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 13, 2013
‘Redskins’ Team Name a ‘Racist Slur’: Slate, Mother Jones, The New Republic Make ‘Symbolic Ban’
Three news outlets said last week that they aren't going to refer to the National Football League's Washington Redskins by...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 12, 2013
Bangkok Post Retracts Front-page Story, Faked Quotes from Former Prime Minister
Something fishy happened over at the Bangkok Post last week. The Thailand newspaper apparently published a fake story about the country's former...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 11, 2013
Canadian TV News Errors must be Corrected On Air, Canadian Broadcast Standards Council Decides
If a Canadian TV station makes an error in a broadcast, it must correct the error on air as well,...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 10, 2013
An ‘Error’ to Say Rape Victim ‘Had Sex with’ Attackers, San Francisco Chronicle Says
The San Francisco Chronicle reported recently on a criminal complaint against two men who are accused of kidnapping and raping...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 09, 2013
Seattle Weekly Freelancer Engaged to Convict Featured In Negative Review, Author Sues
True crime writer Ann Rule is suing Seattle Weekly for libel over its 2011 cover story about her book, Heart...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 08, 2013
Libel Lawsuit against New Yorker Dismissed, Judge says Actual Malice Not Proven
Federal judge J. Paul Oetken dismissed Peter Paul Biro's libel lawsuit against the New Yorker magazine over its July 2010...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 08, 2013
China’s Xinhua Hoaxed by Satire Story, Jeff Bezos Didn’t buy WashPost by Accident
China government-run Xinhua News was hoaxed by a satirical story claiming Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos accidentally bought the Washington Post....