Deadline Hollywood Hoaxed, ABC didn’t recast Harrison Wright in Scandal
Deadline Hollywood retracted a story after it published a hoax claiming the ABC show Scandal had re-cast the role of…
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Sports Reporter Faked Interview with Coach, Norwich Bulletin fires journalist
The Norwich (Connecticut) Bulletin published quotes by a high school coach. Problem was he was never interviewed by their sports…
How MSNBC Cinco de Mayo segment was ‘disrespectful’
MSNBC staff went too far this week in what MSNBC later admitted was a "disrespectful" and "sarcastic" segment on Cinco…
Australian reporter resigns, Media finds plagiarism & quote lifting
Journalist Phil Jacob, accused of plagiarism and quote lifting, resigned in disgrace from the Australian Daily Telegraph after Australian media…
Aretha Franklin Not Suing over Satire Brawl story ‘at this time’
Aretha Franklin has decided not to sue website The News Nerd over its satire story claiming she was in a…
Quentin Tarantino Says Gawker Committed ‘Direct Copyright Infringement’
Quentin Tarantino re-filed a lawsuit against Gawker, and the director is now claiming Gawker "committed direct copyright infringement," the Hollywood…
2Day Battle with AU Media Authority, Will Radio licence get axed for Royal Prank Call?
The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) is still fighting in court to release its report on the prank phone…
Anonymous sources led NBC News, TMZ to Error in Donald Sterling NBA stories
TMZ and NBC News both misreported the punishment meted out by the National Basketball Association to Donald Sterling, the owner…
Scottish Sun Paid Witness Following Trial, PCC says OK
Paying a witness is OK as long as it occurs after the trial, according to the UK Press Complaints Commission,…
Has Globe & Mail Paid Sources Before? ‘Drug dealer’ scores $10,000 for Rob Ford Photos in ‘public interest’
This week, new images taken from videos of an apparently intoxicated Toronto Mayor Rob Ford smoking from what is likely…