by Sydney Smith on Feb 04, 2016
Chicken Nugget Thief Story a Hoax: How 2 Outlets Avoided being Duped
No, a Florida teenager did not steal Burger King's chicken nuggets after he quit his job at the fast food...
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by Sydney Smith on Feb 03, 2016
2 Scottish Columnists Fired after Controversy with Rangers Football Team
The Herald, a daily newspaper in Glasgow, lost two columnists over a controversy involving the Rangers Football Club (soccer) team. The controversy started when...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 02, 2016
Talking Points Memo Unpublishes Juan Thompson Essay, Trust with Writer ‘Irrevocably Broken’
Talking Points Memo unpublished a freelance first-person essay by Juan Thompson, The Intercept reporter who was fired for fabrication. Talking...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 02, 2016
Mirror & Mail Delete Dylann Roof Cousin Interview that The Intercept Retracted
Today, The Intercept retracted a story saying accused Charleston, South Carolina shooter Dylann Roof liked a girl who started dating...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 02, 2016
The Intercept Fires Reporter for Fabrication, Retracts Dylann Roof story
\News site The Intercept fired reporter Juan Thompson after discovering he faked quotes for his stories. Not only that, Thompson...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 02, 2016
New Ombudsman for Canadian Broadcasting Corp’s French Services
The Canadian Broadcasting Corp. has named Guy Gendron its next ombudsman for French Services, CBC / Radio-Canada. CBC also has...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 01, 2016
Australian News Outlet Broke Suicide Reporting Guidelines, Trains Staff after complaint
The Pakenham Gazette, a weekly Australian newspaper, included too much information about a young man's suicide, didn't contact his family before...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 31, 2016
Colombian Newspaper fires Editor for Plagiarizing from NYTimes
The Medellin-based El Colombiano's international editor Diana Carolina Jimenez plagiarized from the New York Times, the paper admitted. After a review, El Colombiano...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 30, 2016
Eritrea Doesn’t Make Men have 2 Wives, Satire Story Duped African Media
Several African news sites including News 24 and Sahara Reporters were apparently duped by a satire story claiming that Eritrea passed a...