Cleveland Plain Dealer Readers Editor Defends Story on Obese Child, Denies Sensationalism
Cleveland Plain Dealer public editor Ted Diadiun defended the newspaper's story on a "severely obese" third-grader "removed from his home"…
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Copyright Company Righthaven Being Sued by Process Server?
2011 ended with more trouble for Righthaven, the company that has been suing on behalf of the Las Vegas Review-Journal's…
Toronto Star Ran 366 Corrections in 2011
The Toronto Star ran 366 corrections this year, according to public editor Kathy English. who also said verification is the…
3 Swedish Journalists Charged with Crime after Buying Gun for Undercover Story
The Swedish police have filed charges against Swedish newspaper editor Thomas Mattsson after he had a reporter illegally buy a…
MSNBC Discloses Relationship to Mitt Romney Company
MSNBC has started disclosing NBC Universal's relationship to Bain Capital, which was "co-founded by Mitt Romney," according to POLITICO. POLITICO…
Washington Post Had 875 Print Corrections in 2011
Meanwhile, Washington Post' public editor Patrick Pexton reported that the newspaper ran 875 print corrections in 2011, the lowest number of…
Kansas City Star Ran 235 Corrections in 2011
Kansas City Star readers representative Derek Donovan also reported on the newspaper's 2011 corrections. According to Donovan, the Kansas City…
Fake Story on Social Media, News Comments Section Claimed Firefighters Killed
The Lancashire Evening Post unpublished a comment claiming two firefighters had died, the newspaper noted in a Dec. 26 story…
Times of South Africa Tweets Fake News, Deletes Tweet, Apologizes
South African newspaper The Times apologized for "tweeting an inaccurate report that former President Nelson Mandela had been hospitalised," the…
Iowans–‘Just Like Everyone Else?’ (I Don’t Think So!)
With the Iowa Caucuses only days away, and close to three-quarters of potential voters reportedly undecided as to whom they…