Boston Globe owns up to “lifting quotes,” corrects after “violation of Globe’s journalistic standards”
The Boston Globe published an editor's note Sept. 21 explaining that an article in the newspaper had used information from…
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Denver Post: “Dear blogger: I didn’t crib you”
State Bill Colorado, a news website that is focused on Colorado's General Assembly, wrote Sept. 16 characterizing the Denver Post as "sending mixed…
Tips for journalists : How to stop being duped by websites, social media
Too often lately it seems journalists are caught publishing faulty information or photos found through Twitter, Facebook, blogs, and other…
Fake photo of alligator found in marijuana raid published by Metro Times
In an unusual fake photo twist, the news outlet which published a fake photo proactively fessed up to the fauxtography…
David Beckham demands front page apology after In Touch’s hooker story?
Soccer player David Beckham is reported to expect In Touch magazine to publish a front-page retraction after the magazine ran…
Debunking Bad Journalism in China Can Be Dangerous
Exposing bad journalism in China can be dangerous, according to articles about journalists who have been physically attacked for exposing fraud…
NY Times Public Editor defends report accusing News of the World of phone hacking
The New York Times's ombudsman Arthur Brisbane defended the Times for its lengthy and controversial article, "The British Tabloid Phone-Hacking Scandal."…
Mexican Newspaper El Diario de Juarez to Limit Cartel Reporting after Journalist Killed
Tell us what we can report without being killed or left for dead. That's what a Mexican newspaper just asked…
Doctored Photo of Ian McKellen at Pope Protest Circulating Web
GeekOSystem's Robert Quigley wrote Sept. 20 detailing "how a Photoshopped picture of Sir Ian McKellen fooled the Internet." Quigley, managing…
PR Firm removes iTunes reviews FTC says are misleading the public
A recent FTC complaint should remind readers to approach online postings with caution: The complaint found that a public relations…