by Sydney Smith on Aug 24, 2012
Washington Post Corrects Tweet, Blogpost Claiming Obama Ohio Pic Photoshopped
The Washington Post corrected a blogpost and a tweet that claimed a photo of U.S. President Barack Obama was Photoshopped....
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by David W. Moore on Jul 25, 2012
Startling News from a CBS/NYTimes Poll
Last week, at the top of the front page of The New York Times, came the startling headline: “Poll Indicates...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 22, 2012
Washington Post ‘Fact Checker’ Column Won’t Fact Check WaPo Content, Only Politicians’ Statements
Mitt Romney's campaign has challenged at least two Washington Post reports, and the newspaper has refused to retract the reports,...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 18, 2012
Chicago Sun-Times Turns Off Comments on Obama Campaign Staff Member’s Death
The Chicago Sun-Times turned off comments and added an editor's note to an article about the death of an Obama...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 28, 2012
CNN Corrects Health Care Ruling Errors with Tweets, E-mails, and on Website
CNN goofed up its coverage of the health care ruling this morning, and issued several corrections through its Web site,...
by David W. Moore on Jun 23, 2012
Conflicting Polls on Obama, Romney Election Standings – Bloomberg versus Associated Press
On June 20, Bloomberg released a new poll showing President Barack Obama leading Mitt Romney by 13 points, 53% to...
by David W. Moore on Jun 12, 2012
The Already Determined 2012 Presidential Election: Polls vs. ‘The Keys’
While public opinion polls suggest a very close race for the presidency in 2012, Professor of History Allan Lichtman of...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 10, 2012
NYT Calls out ‘Errors’ in Reports about its ‘Kill List’ Story
The New York Times countered blog posts about its late May story "Secret 'Kill List' Proves a Test of Obama's...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 13, 2012
MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell Apologizes for Inaccurate Comments on Mormonism
MSNBC host Lawrence O'Donnell apologized April 11 for his comments on Mormonism, Mediaite reported. In his April 11 apology, O'Donnell...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 02, 2012
Media Ethicists on Unpublished Malia Obama Spring Break Stories
Last month, many news outlets removed stories reporting on the spring break trip that U.S. President Barack Obama's 13-year-old daughter...