Guardian Corrects 2011 Blog with Conflict of Interest, Ends Contract with Writer
Joshua Treviño's freelance "commentator" position at the Guardian ended in nine days over an old "offensive tweet" and an undisclosed…
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NYT Public Editor: Where are Boundaries Btwn News & Editorial?
A New York Times reporter asked to fact check an editorial showed a CIA spokesperson the column before publication, Politico…
Sunday Times Apologizes for Misleading Olympic Torch Comment
The News Corp.-owned Sunday Times apologized for putting a "speech bubble" over a photo of a man holding the Olympic…
Fareed Zakaria Apologizes on Air for Plagiarism
Fareed Zakaria apologized during his Aug. 26 CNN program for having "neglected to quote a New Yorker essay by Jill…
Canadian TV News Errs in ‘Canoodle’ Use
Media errors are even making their way to Dictionary.com. The dictionary website recently featured on its home page a "TV…
Yahoo News Fires David Chalian for ‘Black People Drowning’ Comment at Republican National Convention
Yahoo News fired its Washington bureau chief David Chalian for "inappropriate" comments during the Republican National Convention. Chalian is quoted as…
Maldives Media Council: Be ‘Responsible,’ Ethical
The Maldives Media Council called for "responsible journalism" and journalism ethics, Maldives newspaper Haveeru reported. According to Haveeru, the council…
Boston Globe Apologizes for ‘Similarities’ to Local NPR Report
The Boston Globe added an editor's note to an unsigned Aug. 17 editorial, "Biden should apologize for 'back in chains'…
Fake Photo, News Story Claiming Rihanna Died Circulates, French TV News Denies Reporting Hoax
A "photoshopped fake article" purporting to be from France's TF1 and claiming that Rihanna died from a heart attack is…
Murder Is Our Business: Have We Really Evolved Since the Days of Weegee?
Commentary In the past week, a whole lot of shaking of heads has been going on in newsrooms across America…