by Sydney Smith on Sep 10, 2012
Fake Texts Sent on Al Jazeera ‘Mobile Service’ after Hack
Al Jazeera's "mobile service" was hacked this weekend and a "three false texts" were sent, the Australian Herald Sun reported. ...
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by Sydney Smith on Sep 10, 2012
Shepard Fairey Gets Probation for ‘Destroyed Documents,’ Fake ‘Images’ in Copyright Battle with AP
Shepard Fairey, the artist who created the Obama Hope poster with an Associated Press photo, was "sentenced to two years...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 09, 2012
Oops, Restaurant NOT Closed for Business, Toronto Star Corrects
A Toronto Star error reported that a business closed, when it hasn't, and correcting the record prompted a host of...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 09, 2012
Columbia University Student Newspaper Fires Reporter for Plagiarism
The Columbia Spectator fired reporter Jade Bonacolta for an article with "plagiarized content" from the New York Times and making...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 08, 2012
Amnesty International Unpublishes Fake Blog Posts Published by Hackers
Fake blog posts were published on Amnesty International's blog, Amnesty tweeted Aug. 27. According to the Associated Press, the hackers...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 08, 2012
PCC: ‘Inappropriate’ to Investigate Naked Prince Harry Pics Complaints
The UK Press Complaints Commission issued a statement on the 3,800 complaints filed over the UK Sun's publishing naked photos...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 07, 2012
Readers Complain over Globe & Mail Muslim Photo Headline
Readers complained about the Globe and Mail's front page photo of "an unsmiling woman in a niqab with the words...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 07, 2012
Center for Investigative Reporting: Transparency Key with Anonymous Sources
The "nonprofit investigative reporting organization" Center for Investigative Reporting detailed its policy largely against using anonymous sources in stories in...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 07, 2012
Plagiarize and be ‘Dismissed’ from School, Says Arizona State University ‘Integrity Policy’
This month, Arizona State University's student newspaper the State Press apologized for plagiarism by one of its reporters, Raquel Velasco,...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 06, 2012
Sunday Times to ‘Review’ Libel Settlement with Lance Armstrong?
The Sunday Times' libel settlement to Lance Armstrong may be in question, the Guardian reported. Armstrong received a libel settlement...