by Sydney Smith on Dec 31, 2012
UK Sunday Times to Lance Armstrong: Pay Us Back Our $1.5 million
Six years ago, Lance Armstrong won a libel lawsuit after the UK Sunday Times over its accusations he took performance-enhancing...
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by Sydney Smith on Dec 27, 2012
Hoaxes, Fake Quotes & Fake Stories: Best of 2012
10) CNBC hoaxed by email interview about NBA Escorts Seven months after his story claiming escort services were financially suffering...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 21, 2012
10 Best Corrections and Errors of 2012
10) New York Times corrects the number of people on Xanax A January correction from the New York Times grabbed...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 20, 2012
‘Humorous’? UK Sun Ombudsman defends ‘Greedy Bulgars’ headline about Bulgarian family
The UK Sun's ombudsman told iMediaEthics that the headline "Greedy Bulgars" -- referring to a Bulgarian family -- was only...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 16, 2012
Top 10 Photo Fails: 2012’s Wrong & Fake Photos
10) The Sunday Times Runs 2008 Doctored Photo in 2012 [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="465"] (Credit: Sunday Times, screenshot)[/caption] In July, the...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 09, 2012
Daily Mail Wrongly Says Man Dead, Calls it a ‘Simple Misunderstanding’
When a newspaper mistakenly reports the death of a person who is still alive, a prominent correction, at the very...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 05, 2012
UK Training Group Calls for ‘Compulsory’ Ethics Training for Journalists
The National Council for the Training of Journalists held a Journalism Skills conference in late November. At that conference, the...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 02, 2012
Leveson Report Cites Wrong Info from Wikipedia?
Lord Justice Brian Leveson's long-awaited report on the UK press standards and practices was released this past week, but the...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 02, 2012
PCC: Farnham Herald Didn’t Violate Privacy or Accuracy with Info, Photo from Facebook
The UK Press Complaints Commission ruled that it was OK for the Farnham Herald to use information and a photo...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 02, 2012
Daily Mail Correction: Oops, Man isn’t Dead
The Tabloid Watch blog highlighted an interesting UK Daily Mail correction this past week. In its corrections column, the Mail explained...