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by Sydney Smith on Dec 04, 2016

How 4 News Outlets Recommend Reporting on the Alt-Right: Roundup

In the past week, several news outlets -- the Toronto Star, the Globe and Mail, the Canadian Press and the...

by Sydney Smith on Dec 03, 2016

Gawker Settles Daily Mail lawsuit, will add Editor’s Note to ‘Ripping off the Web’ story

Last year, Gawker published an article by former DailyMail.com reporter James King about what he called his "Year Ripping off the...

by Sydney Smith on Dec 02, 2016

NYTimes Op-Ed on Facebook & Fake News Needed More Disclosure, Public Editor Says

The New York Times published an op-ed calling for Facebook not to fact check after public discussion of the social...

by Sydney Smith on Dec 01, 2016

New Lawsuit against News UK for Mazher Mahmood Undercover Sting

The fallout from undercover UK reporter Mazher Mahmood's now-disgraced career continues. A new lawsuit against his former company, News UK,...

by David W. Moore on Nov 30, 2016

Poll Discrepancies as Justification for Vote Recount

Part of Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein’s justification for a vote recount in Pennsylvania is the “discontinuity between pre-election...

by Sydney Smith on Nov 30, 2016

Ivanka Trump would Mace Donald Trump? Quote is a Conan O’Brien Joke, not a real Ivanka Trump Quote

Fake news has been a major topic of discussion this month. Despite the significant attention devoted to the problem of...

by Sydney Smith on Nov 29, 2016

‘Alt-Right’ Shouldn’t be used without Context, Associated Press says in new guidance

The Associated Press released new guidance for using the term "alt-right." For starters, they have told their staff not to use...

by Sydney Smith on Nov 28, 2016

3 Sean Hannity Episodes were Biased, Showed ‘Overwhelmingly One-Sided View’ of Trump, UK Broadcast Regulator Says

Three August episodes of Sean Hannity's program on Fox News were biased in their coverage of the U.S. election, the...

by Sydney Smith on Nov 27, 2016

Photos of Andy Murray’s Baby OK, Complaints against 4 Outlets Rejected

This summer, several news outlets published photos and stories about Sophia Murray, the then four-month-old daughter of tennis star Andy...