by Sydney Smith on Mar 20, 2020
NYTimes Clarifies 1619 Project Essay
The New York Times published a clarification to an essay included in its 1619 Project, which focuses on the history...
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by Sydney Smith on Mar 19, 2020
Why Sacramento Bee unpublished Asian & Pacific Islanders populations map: ‘out of sync’ with current events
The Sacramento Bee said it will take down a story about where Asian ethnic groups live. Although the newspaper tweeted...
by David W. Moore on Mar 19, 2020
Did Nate Silver Help Elect Trump? Maybe…
A recent article in the Washington Post suggested that President Donald Trump’s election may have been helped by probability forecasts...
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Axios wrongly reported Sanders ending campaign
Axios apologized after wrongly reporting that Sen. Bernie Sanders ended his presidential campaign. The article was headlined, "Bernie Sanders to...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 17, 2020
How the Guardian decides to call an attack ‘terrorism’
The Guardian doesn't call an attack terrorism until authorities do, new Guardian readers editor Elisabeth Ribbans explained. The issue came...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 17, 2020
Coronavirus Errors: Number of Cases, Airline Aid
National Public Radio's Morning Edition wrongly tweeted that U.S. airlines asked for a paltry $25 in aid because of coronavirus....
by David W. Moore , Sydney Smith on Mar 16, 2020
Corrections: Daylight Saving Time, Frankenstein, Citizenship, Islamist v. Islamic
1.The Colchester Daily Gazette published an article in December headlined "Islamist centre's pub conversion set for approval." But, the UK...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 14, 2020
BBC: OK to call Brexit rally ‘very white’
It was OK for BBC host Geeta Guru-Murthy to call a Brexit rally "very white," the BBC itself concluded last...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 14, 2020
Coronavirus errors: More news media corrections include how to disinfect
NPR's March 13 correction: "In an update of this post on March 12, the total number of world cases was...