by Sydney Smith on Sep 21, 2016
Empire State News wrongly says less than 1% children sexually abused. Here’s what the statistics really are
Empire State News claimed it is false to say one in five children are sexually abused in the U.S. Instead,...
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by Sydney Smith on Sep 20, 2016
New Guidelines for FBI Agents Posing as Journalists
The Federal Bureau of Investigation released new guidelines for when its agents can pose as journalists, now requiring top brass...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 19, 2016
NYTimes Bureau Chief published private comments, Public Editor Calls for Note they are ‘Inappropriately Obtained’
The New York Times' Kabul bureau chief Rod Nordland shouldn't have published comments made by a fellow journalist in an...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 15, 2016
Glenn Beck settles with Boston Marathon spectator he called ‘a very bad, bad, bad man,’ and the ‘money man’
Glenn Beck settled a libel lawsuit filed against him and his show after he claimed Saudi student Abdulrahman Alharbi was...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 14, 2016
Virginia Gun Rights Group sues Katie Couric, Stephanie Soechtig over ‘Under the Gun’ Documentary
The Virginia Citizens Defense League is suing Katie Couric over her "Under the Gun" documentary, which included a misleading edit...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 14, 2016
Huffington Post deletes article telling College Women to ‘Cover it up’ at Football Games
The Huffington Post unpublished an article that suggested young women spectators "cover it up" at college football games. The article was headlined,...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 11, 2016
6 Posts Unpublished from Gawker Media’s Gizmodo, Jezebel & Deadspin
Univision, which bought seven Gawker Media sites (but not Gawker.com itself) last month, is unpublishing six posts to protect any...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 08, 2016
Why Did NYTimes Replace Clinton Trump Forum Article without Disclosure?
The New York Times' replaced an article about Matt Lauer's widely-criticized forum interviews of Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump with another article, by...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 08, 2016
Associated Press Deletes Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump Tweets, Announces New Practice for Tweet Deletion
Two weeks later, the Associated Press deleted a tweet about Hillary Clinton that said "more than half those who met Clinton...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 06, 2016
Fox News Settles Gretchen Carlson’s Sexual Harassment Lawsuit, Greta Van Susteren Quits
Fox News has settled Gretchen Carlson's sexual harassment lawsuit against its former CEO Roger Ailes. According to Vanity Fair, Fox...