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Joy Reid calls homophobic blogposts ‘hateful,’ admits experts ‘can’t prove’ they were hacked

Joy Reid, the popular MSNBC host, said she doesn't think she wrote the homophobic blogposts that were attributed to her…

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Corporation for Public Broadcasting gets New Ombudsman, Jan Schaffer

Jan Schaffer is the next ombudsman at the Corporation of Public Broadcasting, the CPB announced in an April 26 press…

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Student Loan Report admits Fake Writer Drew Cloud, News Outlets Correct

Numerous news outlets including the Boston Globe, Fox Business, CNBC, and the Washington Post quoted a supposed student loan expert Drew…

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New Zealand columnist lost gig with National Business Review, settled lawsuit threat over column on politician

In a March column for the National Business Review, political commentator Matthew Hooton suggested former New Zealand Parliament member Steven…

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South Africa’s Sunday World must apologize to football club Kaizer Chiefs

South Africa's Sunday World was issued the journalism equivalent of a yellow card. That is, the newspaper must apologize to the…

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KRDO’s Drone Went into Restricted Area, Colorado station apologizes

Welcome to the brave new world. Colorado Springs ABC-affiliate KRDO has apologized for its drone. According to its April 19 apology, the…

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Nigerian news site admits ‘faux pas’ after saying woman ‘destroyed a professor’s career’

Bad taste? Nigerian news site PM News published a news story on a woman who accused her professor as "demanding…

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Sandy Hook Parents sue InfoWars, Alex Jones over ‘Crisis Actors’ claims

The parents of two children killed in the 2012 Sandy Hook school shooting are suing Alex Jones and his conspiracy…

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Neurosurgeon sues Seattle Times for libel over ‘Quantity of Care’ special investigation

The Seattle Times is being sued for libel over a Pulitzer Prize-nominated series that reported on a local neurosurgeon. The…

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Boston Globe investigating Kevin Cullen’s work after questions about his Boston Marathon bombing column

The Boston Globe put Kevin Cullen on administrative leave to review his work after his five-year-anniversary column this week on the…

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