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Joe Biden Running for President? Washington Post ‘Inadvertently’ Posts Story saying so

Is Joe Biden running for president? The Washington Post accidentally published a story saying he is, even though at the time no…

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Amazon’s Jay Carney Criticizes Times coverage, NYT Responds

The New York Times is standing by its August coverage of Amazon and its "bruising workplace" after Amazon spokesperson (and…

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‘I have Sex with Cars’ Video Deleted from Australian News Site, Article not Offensive

An Australian news outlet unpublished a video of a man "apparently engaged in a sex act with the car's exhaust…

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Atlanta Radio Station Fires Host Steve McCoy for Claiming Old Donald Trump Interview was New

NewsRadio 106.7 fired host Steve McCoy after he claimed he recently interviewed Donald Trump even though he didn't. Instead, he…

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Car Sex Redditor Pranked Toronto Star Intern, Star Apologizes

A Toronto Star intern was pranked by a phony source for a story on car sex, "Looking for lover's lane, 2015?…

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Journalists, ‘Take Care of Yourself’ is Focus of University of Arkansas Ethics Summit

Journalists need to "take care of yourself." That is the message and lesson students and the public who attend an…

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Undercover Fundraising Report OK, Regulator Rules

It was OK for the UK Sun to go undercover and criticize telemarketing agency Pell & Bales, UK print regulator IPSO…

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VanderSloot’s Libel Lawsuit against Mother Jones Dismissed, Cost Millions to Fight

Mother Jones revealed last week that the magazine had won a libel lawsuit that has cost it millions of dollars to…

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Australian Paper’s Offensive Editorial Trivialized Sex Abuse, Press Council Rules

A small Australian newspaper trivialized child sex abuse with an offensive April editorial, the Australian Press Council ruled last month. The Hamilton…

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Gallup’s Commendable Decision Not to Poll in Primaries

Too much is being made of Gallup’s recent announcement that it will not conduct any horserace polling during the primary…

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