by Sydney Smith on Apr 05, 2018
The Atlantic Drops Kevin Williamson over ‘Callous & Violent’ Abortion Comments
The Atlantic cut ties with Kevin Williamson, a conservative commentator who previously called for women who have abortions to be...
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by Sydney Smith on Apr 04, 2018
Carey Purcell apologizes for ‘Jewish man’s rebellion’ Washington Post column
Writer and theater critic Carey Purcell wrote about her romantic relationships with two Jewish men in an opinion piece for...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 04, 2018
Sunday Post Misquoted Woman on Sexual Harassment, Casting Couch Culture
The Sunday Post reported on an actress's allegations of being sexually harassed while working in Scotland and the United States....
by Sydney Smith on Apr 03, 2018
NPR airs ‘Major’ Correction for Gina Haspel Claims after ProPublica correction
The New York Times and ProPublica aren't the only outlets amending their reporting on Gina Haspel, who was nominated to...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 02, 2018
Sun ‘Tran and Wife’ Headline on Wedding Notice got 7 complaints to IPSO
The UK Sun upset readers when it published a front page story on a transgender couple who got married. Why?...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 31, 2018
BBC Wrongly said Muslim scholar said ‘Jews are descended from pigs’
The BBC claimed Dr. Haitham al-Haddad, a Muslim jurist and judge for the Islamic Sharia Council, said that "Jews were descended...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 30, 2018
Weekly Chicago Newspaper fires Editor over payment from political candidate
The Chicago Defender, a weekly African-American newspaper in Chicago, fired its managing editor, Mary L. Datcher, because of her work...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 28, 2018
ABC co-host faces blowback after ‘insensitive’ interview with disability advocate Carly Findlay
Australian Broadcasting Corp. Radio cohost Jon Faine admitted "a number of his questions and comments were insensitive" when interviewing Carly...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 28, 2018
Austin ABC-affiliate cans closed captioning company after bombing victim called ‘monkey’
Austin ABC-affiliate KVUE called Austin bombing victim Draylen Mason "this young man." But closed captioning wrongly claimed the reporter called...