by Sydney Smith on Jul 13, 2012
Irish Daily Mail, Mail on Sunday Apologize for Wrong ‘Drug Dealer’ Label
The Irish Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday settled a libel lawsuit by apologizing to a man they wrongly called...
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by Sydney Smith on Jul 13, 2012
KLTA Reporter’s Twitter Hacked, Posts N-Word, Later Criticizes Gawker for Questioning the Hack
KTLA's entertainment reporter, Sam Rubin, called out Gawker for a post about his Twitter account. Gawker had reported on Rubin's...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 13, 2012
Rupert Murdoch on News of the World’s Max Mosley Story: ‘Unacceptable’ & ‘Inappropriate’ Behavior by Reporter
News Corp.'s Rupert Murdoch admitted in a statement to the Leveson Inquiry that one of his reporters at News of...
by London Shearer Allen on Jul 12, 2012
Horrible Olympic Photojournalism Portraits: Why Editors, Not Photoshop are the Cure
Commentary An online drama has been brewing among professional photographers and photo buffs involving some not so flattering portraits of...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 12, 2012
Miami TV News Fell for Fake Twitter Account, Apologizes for Ray Allen Miami Heat Report
Miami's WSVN-7 News based a July 5 report about NBA team the Miami Heat's "potential signing of Ray Allen," on...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 11, 2012
UEFA Altered Euro2012 Footage to Show Pre-Game Video during Games, Calls it ‘Human Error’
The Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) altered Euro2012 footage during a game to make it look like a spectator...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 11, 2012
NPR Reviewing Intern’s Work after Plagiarism; NPR: ‘Intern Made a Mistake’
National Public Radio unpublished and replaced an article that partially plagiarized with an editor's note, Poynter's Steve Myers reported. NPR's...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 09, 2012
Seattle TV News Invaded Privacy, Erred in Undercover Report on School Custodian, Washington News Council Finds
The Washington News Council found June 16 that Seattle's CBS affiliate KIRO-7 News and its reporter Chris Halsne wrongly accused...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 09, 2012
Sunday Times Runs 2008 Doctored Photo with 2012 Story
The News Corp.-owned Sunday Times used an old, doctored photo with its July 1 story "Iran Issues Stark Threat to Israel,"...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 08, 2012
Milwaukee’s WTMJ Sued, Accused of ‘Ambush Journalism’
Milwaukee news radio WTMJ is being sued for an interview the news subject claimed was "ambush journalism," Media Bistro's TV...