by Sydney Smith on Nov 17, 2013
Bloomberg News Not ‘Wusses’? Denies Self-Censorship in China, Rebuts NYT Report
The New York Times reported last week, based on anonymous sources, that Bloomberg News is killing stories about China that...
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by Sydney Smith on Nov 16, 2013
Piers Morgan Tweets Sarah Palin Satire Story, Denies he was Hoaxed
It's another Sarah Palin, Breitbart News, Piers Morgan dust-up. CNN's Morgan tweeted a link to an article that mocked Sarah...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 16, 2013
‘Hunting Ground for Sexual Predators?’ York Univ. Sues Toronto Life for Libel
Canada's York University is suing Toronto Life magazine over an October article about the university, the Toronto Star reported. The...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 15, 2013
NBC News Licenses Skydiver Video, Paid $100K, Wash Post Reports
NBC News "licensed" a video for news reports -- meaning it coughed up cash for rights to a video, and...
by David W. Moore on Nov 15, 2013
Pew’s Misleading Trans Fat Poll: David Moore responds to Pew Director
In his response to my article critical of a Pew poll, Michael Dimock, Director of the Pew Research Center, acknowledges...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 15, 2013
Apology for Calling Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address ‘Silly’? ‘A Little Fun’ Patriot-News tells iMediaEthics
The (Pennsylvania) Patriot-News' editorial board apologized this week for calling President Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address "silly" at the time that...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 15, 2013
Alec Baldwin Says MSNBC Show May End After Anti-Gay Slur
MSNBC suspended Alec Baldwin after his comments yesterday to a New York Post photographer apparently taking pictures of Baldwin, his...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 14, 2013
World’s Strongest Man Didn’t Break up Gay Rights Rally, Russian, Italian News Hoaxed
Three Russian news outlets and one Italian newspaper's website were hoaxed by a satire story that said the "World's Strongest...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 13, 2013
Why Toronto Star Paid for Drunk Rob Ford Video & The Globe and Mail Blocked Comments on Ford Stories
The Toronto Star paid $5,000 for a video of Toronto Mayor Rob Ford drunkenly screaming that he was going to...