by Richard Wolf on Oct 09, 2012
Austrian Newspaper Apologizes for Fake Syria Photo
VIENNA, Austria -- Austrian newspaper publisher Christoph Dichand apologized after Kronen Zeitung was caught using a faked dramatic photograph of...
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by Sydney Smith on Oct 09, 2012
Toronto Star Removes Reference to ‘Jewish-Only’ Areas from Editorial
The Toronto Star "edited" an editorial from August to remove a reference to "'Jewish only' roads and settlements in the...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 09, 2012
Photog Gerald Herbert Helped Victim before Photographing, Says he was a ‘Person First and a Journalist Second’
In a post for the News Guild, Janelle Hartman recounted how Associated Press photographer Gerald Herbert decided to hold off...
by David W. Moore on Oct 09, 2012
Debate Bumps and Polling Fluctuations in October
Mitt Romney was a news organization’s dream last week, when he resuscitated a moribund campaign with what many feel was...
by Sam Eifling on Oct 08, 2012
Broke New World: ‘Changing Journalism’ Makes Clear Real Journalism is in Peril
The journalists described in “Changing Journalism” (Routledge), the readable and summarily dour analysis by a trio of UK media researchers,...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 08, 2012
Hong Kong Journalists Association: Oriental Daily News Shouldn’t Have Published Photo of Child’s Suicide
The Oriental Daily News' Nov. 1, 2011 online article and photo of a "suicide of a primary school pupil" was...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 07, 2012
Penn State’s Daily Collegian Reviewing Student Reporter’s Work after Fake Sue Paterno Interview
The Daily Collegian, the student newspaper at Penn State University, apologized and suspended a student writer after he fabricated quotes...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 25, 2012
Kato Kaelin Disputes NYPost Quote Attributed to Him
Kato Kaelin, the bit-part actor and drifter who was living at O.J. Simpson's house in Los Angeles at the time of Nicole...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 25, 2012
UK Independent Apologizes, Unpublishes Interview including Personal Info after PCC Complaints
The UK Independent on Sunday published a "clarification and apology" to Lord Melvin Bragg for including information about "his private...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 25, 2012
‘Disciplinary Action’ for Globe & Mail’s Margaret Wente after Attribution, Plagiarism Questions
The Globe and Mail reported today that its columnist Margaret Wente is under undescribed "disciplinary action" following questions about her...