by Sydney Smith on Jan 11, 2020
CNBC uses wrong photos for Tulsi Gabbard, Andrew Yang
CNBC used the wrong photos for two Democratic presidential candidates. Instead of Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, CNBC used a photo of...
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by Sydney Smith on Dec 31, 2019
CBS News uses pic of Elijah Cummings instead of John Lewis
CBS News used a photo of deceased Congressman Elijah Cummings (D-MD) with a story on Congressman John Lewis (D-GA) and...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 24, 2019
No Labour punch? 2 editors tweet corrections for anonymously sourced claims
Both BBC and ITV's political editors tweeted that a Labour Party activist punched an adviser for the Tory Party. But,...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 17, 2019
CNN editor’s note: 2019 Govt report says opposite what we reported in 2017
CNN added a significant editor's note to its Sept. 2017 "exclusive" claiming the U.S. government wiretapped Paul Manafort, Pres. Donald...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 14, 2019
OK to say minority oppose gender reform in Scotland
The Scottish Herald published an article arguing," For pity's sake, stop it - the appeasement of transphobes and conservative feminists...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 12, 2019
UK needs new election broadcasting rules, Guardian editor says
The UK needs new broadcasting rules for elections, the Guardian's public editor Paul Chadwick argued. Chadwick explained that, traditionally, fairness...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 10, 2019
Devin Nunes’ lawsuit calls CNN ‘mother of fake news’
Rep. Devin Nunes (R-Calif.) is suing CNN for defamation over the network's reporting that he allegedly met with Ukrainian prosecutor...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 10, 2019
UK Channel 4 miscaptions Boris Johnson ‘people of colour’
Channel 4 miscaptioned a video of UK prime minister Boris Johnson. The error was noteworthy because Johnson said, "I'm in...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 02, 2019
Newsweek reporter fired, editor demoted for Trump Thanksgiving article
Newsweek fired a reporter and demoted an editor for reporting Pres. Donald Trump was spending Thanksgiving "tweeting, golfing and more"...