by Danielle Elliot on Feb 06, 2009
Famed Nikita Khrushchev Shoe Banging Story Long In Doubt:
Assumptions about common knowledge can be very dangerous. As the saying goes, a journalist even needs to check "if his mother loves him."...
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by Danielle Elliot on Feb 05, 2009
Reuters’ Middle East Photos: Caption Fail
The problem with media errors is that there can be the perception, if not the reality, of a bias that...
by Danielle Elliot on Feb 04, 2009
Radical Change at Wikipedia?
In his blog Search Perspective, Scott Phillips reports that "Wikipedia, the free online encyclopedia, might be forced to change its...
by Danielle Elliot on Feb 03, 2009
Politico Gets It Wrong Again: Mixes up Quote on Rush Limbaugh
Is one US Congressional member invisibly exchangeable with another? You better think so if you read Politico. Blogger Mike Dunford...
by Danielle Elliot on Jan 30, 2009
Politico Got Former Senator Hillary Clinton’s Vote Wrong:
A Politico story, "Land Mines Ahead For Hillary", erroneously reported that former Senator Hillary Clinton voted against a 2007 resolution "labeling Iran's...
by George F. Bishop , David W. Moore on Jan 29, 2009
1st Annual: 2009 TOP TEN "DUBIOUS POLLING" AWARDS
Every year, poll watchers are confronted with poll results and commentary that defy either logic or science, often raising question...
by Danielle Mastropiero on Jan 29, 2009
Man ALMOST Attacked By a Pit Bull Is News?
The media in Riverside County, California seems to be determined to get as much mileage out of the mauling death...
by Danielle Mastropiero on Jan 28, 2009
Cosmopolitan Re-Uses Same Angelina Jolie Photo 9 Times
A recent article by "Richard" at Gawker brought solid evidence to the table regarding Cosmopolitan Magazine's relentless recycling of its...
by Danielle Elliot , Rhonda Roland Shearer on Jan 27, 2009
First Fauxtography…Now Fauxdio? Montage of Obama Words on BBC
Photoshopping two images together and presenting the results as a news photograph is a clear breach of journalistic ethics. It...
by Danielle Elliot on Jan 26, 2009
Russia Today Uses Video Clips from Titanic for Arctic Ocean Exploration News
"I'll never let go. I promise. I'll never let go." Recognize these lines? If you were around in the late...