by Sydney Smith on Apr 23, 2016
Los Angeles Times Corrects after Being Duped by Fake Marijuana Press Release
The Los Angeles Times was hoaxed by a fake press release claiming the United Nations was considering decriminalizing marijuana. The fake...
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by Sydney Smith on Apr 22, 2016
How Not to Report on Suicide: Sharon Herald Story Crossed the Line
Readers were shocked after daily Pennsylvania newspaper The Sharon Herald published an insensitive and gratuitous story that horrifically detailed a...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 22, 2016
Fired Editor Jotham Sederstrom: ‘I Accept 100% of the Blame’ for Missing Attribution in Shaun King’s Stories
Jotham Sederstrom, the New York Daily News editor fired for inserting plagiarism into senior justice writer Shaun King's columns, has...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 19, 2016
New York Daily News Fires Editor for Inserting Plagiarism in Shaun King’s Columns
The New York Daily News fired an editor who deleted attribution in senior justice writer Shaun King's columns. "We have...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 19, 2016
Shaun King Denies Plagiarism, New York Daily News adds 2 Editor’s Notes
The Daily Beast accused the New York Daily News' Shaun King of plagiarizing its exclusive story. But, King claims he...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 19, 2016
Latest on Celebrity PJS Injunction: UK Supreme Court Will Have Hearing Thursday
The UK Supreme Court will hold a hearing to discuss whether to lift or leave in place the injunction banning media...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 18, 2016
SPJ Foundation Rejects Stephen Glass Donation
Sigma Delta Chi, the foundation for the Society of Professional Journalists, is returning Stephen Glass's donation. "I appreciate the SDX...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 17, 2016
Did Corey Lewandowski Call Michelle Fields? Fields Wants an Apology
Now that the battery charge against Donald Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski has been dropped, there's another round of dispute...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 16, 2016
No ‘Bulletproof Way’ to Prevent Plagiarism, Jayson Blair Tells Ethics class
Serial plagiarist and fabricator Jayson Blair talked about his notorious journalism past in a recent discussion with students at the...