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NPR Retracts, ‘Reporting Mistakes Substantially Undercut the Story’

NPR retracted a story that "did not meet our standards" because "reporting mistakes substantially undercut the story." The April 3…

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LATimes corrects, didn’t know profile subject had been arrested for felony vandalism

Should the Los Angeles Times have disclosed that the subject of a sympathetic article was recently arrested? Some readers thought…

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Steve Wynn sues Associated Press over rape, impregnation story

Casino magnate Steve Wynn is suing the Associated Press for reporting a woman's allegations that he raped and impregnated her.…

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LBC Radio says Travellers are ‘Thieving, Robbing or Brawling’

LBC Radio host Steve Allen crossed a line in talking about the traveller community during a December broadcast, the UK…

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AFP mixes up Mark Zuckerberg’s executive assistant Andrea Besmehn with his wife Priscilla Chan

Agence France Presse labeled photos of Mark Zuckerberg's executive assistant Andrea Besmehn as photos of his wife, Priscilla Chan. Christian…

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9 Times the New York Times changed articles without disclosure & confused readers

The New York Times' practice of updating online articles, sometimes substantially, without disclosing additions and edits, is continuing to irk readers.…

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Story on ‘Murderous Rampage’ & Award for Man who Stopped it wasn’t Intrusive or Wrong

Last January in St. Ives, England, a man in a jealous rage attacked his ex-girlfriend and her new boyfriend with a knife,…

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BBC Papua New Guinea Documentary Human Planet had Staged Scene

The BBC has admitted this month that a portion of a 2011 documentary on the Korowai people in Papua New…

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Why did the MSM make it so hard to watch the Billy Graham funeral?

Devil’s advocacy time: I ask you to put aside your own philosophical biases a moment for a dispassionate discussion on…

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Sunday Times fires editor after conflict of interest

The Sunday Times of South Africa fired deputy editor of politics and commentary Jan-Jan Joubert after he didn't disclose a…

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