by Sydney Smith on Aug 31, 2012
NYT Public Editor: Where are Boundaries Btwn News & Editorial?
A New York Times reporter asked to fact check an editorial showed a CIA spokesperson the column before publication, Politico...
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by Sydney Smith on Aug 30, 2012
Sunday Times Apologizes for Misleading Olympic Torch Comment
The News Corp.-owned Sunday Times apologized for putting a "speech bubble" over a photo of a man holding the Olympic...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 30, 2012
Canadian TV News Errs in ‘Canoodle’ Use
Media errors are even making their way to Dictionary.com. The dictionary website recently featured on its home page a "TV...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 30, 2012
Yahoo News Fires David Chalian for ‘Black People Drowning’ Comment at Republican National Convention
Yahoo News fired its Washington bureau chief David Chalian for "inappropriate" comments during the Republican National Convention. Chalian is quoted as...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 30, 2012
Maldives Media Council: Be ‘Responsible,’ Ethical
The Maldives Media Council called for "responsible journalism" and journalism ethics, Maldives newspaper Haveeru reported. According to Haveeru, the council...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 29, 2012
Boston Globe Apologizes for ‘Similarities’ to Local NPR Report
The Boston Globe added an editor's note to an Aug. 17 editorial, "Biden should apologize for 'back in chains' remark,"...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 29, 2012
Fake Photo, News Story Claiming Rihanna Died Circulates, French TV News Denies Reporting Hoax
A "photoshopped fake article" purporting to be from France's TF1 and claiming that Rihanna died from a heart attack is...
by Wasim Ahmad on Aug 28, 2012
One Picture May Need a Thousand Words: Occupy Wall Street Photos Don’t Tell the Whole Story
A few days after the Nov. 15 raids of the Occupy Wall Street movement’s initial camp at New York's Zuccotti...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 28, 2012
Daily Mail Unpublishes Fake Photo of Isaac
The Daily Mail unpublished a fake photo purporting to be of Isaac, Tabloid Watch reported. The photo, which Tabloid Watch...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 28, 2012
Fake AP Story ‘Inadvertently’ Published, News Sites Remove Sports Story
News outlets published a "test story" from the Associated Press by accident, and are now unpublishing the fake sports story. ...