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Playwright Jon Robin Baitz: New York Times’ ‘egregiously misquoted me’ in remarks about David Mamet

Playwright Jon Robin Baitz complained after the New York Times "egregiously misquoted" him in a front page story last month…

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Is Mitt Romney a Multi-Billionaire? Ask the AFP

Billionaire, millionaire, same difference? Agence France Presse misidentified former U.S. presidential candidate Mitt Romney as a "multi-billionaire" when he's really…

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Is Sports Reporter’s Cancer Fundraising a Conflict of Interest?

Local TV sports anchor Randy Shaver and his news director Jane Helmke defended against any possible conflict of interest in…

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Was Journalist Hoaxer Behind Fake Philip Roth Twitter Account?

Journalists including New York Times public editor Margaret Sullivan were tricked by a phony Twitter account posing as author Philip…

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Globe & Mail Will Print Corrections on Page 2 in 2013

The Globe and Mail will now run its print corrections on "page 2 of the front section, rather than wherever…

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Fmr. Pres. George H.W. Bush Alive, But Der Spiegel Published Obit

Der Spiegel apologized after reporting former U.S. president George H. W. Bush had died.  Bush has been in the hospital recently…

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Is Randi Zuckerberg the Brother or Sister of Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg?

Mediaite misidentified Randi Zuckerberg as Facebook creator Mark Zuckerberg's brother in a story about a private photo of the Zuckerberg…

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UK Sunday Times to Lance Armstrong: Pay Us Back Our $1.5 million

Six years ago, Lance Armstrong won a libel lawsuit after the UK Sunday Times over its accusations he took performance-enhancing…

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Is Stealing an Idea Plagiarism?

Norman P. Lewis, assistant professor in journalism for University of Florida, writes about a lesser-known form of plagiarism in his…

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Toronto Star Counted 695 Corrections this year

The Toronto Star averaged close to two corrections a day this year.  Star public editor Kathy English told iMediaEthics that…

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