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‘Drunk Female Guests’ cause Fraternity Problems? Forbes axes writer

"Drunk female guests are the gravest threat to fraternities." Believe it or not, that was an actual headline for an…

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News Corp not only UK media company to hack phones, UK Mirror Pays 10 Settlements

The UK Mirror owned up to phone hacking accusations this week, paying settlements to actors, sports figures, a media executive…

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ESPN suspends Bill Simmons after calling NFL Ray Rice press conference ‘bulls**t’

ESPN suspended Bill Simmons for three weeks after he attacked the NFL's commissioner Roger Goodell for his comments about the…

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Chinese Govt Shut Down Media Outlet, 100+ Companies Extorted for Good Press?

China's The 21st Century Business Herald was closed by the country after being accused of extorting more than 100 companies…

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What are Ethics of ‘F*** It I Quit’? Reporter outed as Secret Owner of Marijuana business

Charlo Greene went viral this week after she sensationally quit her job as a reporter for Anchorage, Alaska's CBS-affiliate KTVA,…

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Guardian Exaggerates CEO Pay Ratio for Public Company, Learns ‘important lesson’ to check data

The Guardian unpublished an Aug. 18 article based on wrong data that exaggerated CEO compensation. The error could leave the…

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Scandal Creator Shonda Rhimes is an ‘Angry Black Woman’? NYTimes Faces Criticism

Did you know that Shonda Rhimes is an "angry black woman" in addition to being the creator of TV hits…

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Hanes Factory Closing? That happened in 2008, Two news sites unpublish

The website Knitting Industry and North Carolina's Triad Business Journal both falsely reported this month that Hanesbrands was shutting down a number…

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Where’s the ‘Right to be Forgotten’? What’s the point if media re-report stories meant to be forgotten?

The "Right to Be Forgotten" refers to a rulling by a European Union court this year allowing people in Europe…

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Indian anchor fired for botching China’s president’s name on Air

Indian public broadcaster Doordarshan fired an anchor for messing up the name of China's president, Reuters reported. The anchor, who…

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