by Sydney Smith on Aug 03, 2016

False Middle Eastern Gang Rape Story was Unfair, Australian Press Council Rules

It was wrong for the Sydney Morning Herald to publish claims that a woman named Louise was gang raped by...

by Sydney Smith on Apr 09, 2016

Chinua Achebe Died in 2013, So Why Did Sydney Newspaper Publish Obit Last Month?

Did acclaimed Nigerian author Chinua Achebe recently die? No. Achebe, author of Things Fall Apart, actually died in 2013, but The...

by Sydney Smith on Mar 17, 2016

Sydney Morning Herald apologizes for Outing Gay Rights Protesters in 1978

Last month, the Sydney Morning Herald apologized for its reporting nearly 40 years ago on gay rights protesters, which included...

by on Jul 27, 2015

Eva Longoria endorsing glasses is “shameful”? Actress calls out Sydney Morning Herald for not fact checking

Eva Longoria called out the Sydney Morning Herald for criticizing her endorsement deal with Specsavers Australia. The Sydney Morning Herald's...

by Sydney Smith on Jul 24, 2015

Fairfax Media sued by Joe Hockey for 2 Tweets, a poster & an article

Fairfax Media, which publishes The Age and Sydney Morning Herald lost a libel lawsuit  brought by Australian politician Joe Hockey. But...

by Sydney Smith on May 25, 2015

Plagiarism in Australia? Fairfax Media Busted for Lifting from the Intercept

Australia's Fairfax Media, which publishes The Age and the Sydney Morning Herald, plagiarized from The Intercept, media site Crikey reported. The...

by Sydney Smith on Jan 28, 2015

Sydney Morning Herald’s Gaza Cartoon apology: ‘Prominent, extensive and closely reasoned,’ Press Council rules

The Australian Press Council ruled that the Sydney Morning Herald broke offense standards with its July cartoon slammed for anti-Semitism....

by Sydney Smith on Aug 04, 2014

Anti-semitism at Sydney Morning Herald? Gaza cartoon retracted

The Sydney Morning Herald retracted and said it was "wrong" to publish a July 26 cartoon about Gaza that has...

by Sydney Smith on Jun 18, 2014

‘Overcooked potatoes,’ ‘Simply Unpalatable’: Restaurant Review Burns Sydney Morning Herald, Court rules pay $600K for libel

Australia's Sydney Morning Herald must pay three restaurant owners almost half a million dollars for libel over a 2003 negative...

by Sydney Smith on Dec 23, 2012

2012: 10 Worst Plagiarism and Attribution Cases

10) Fox News Lifts Atlantic Wire Dolphin Story Fox News rewrote without credit an Atlantic Wire article on dolphins earlier...