by Sydney Smith on Jun 14, 2011
Chicago Sun-Times Music Critic Fired for Fake Info in Glee! Live Review
The Chicago Tribune reported that Paige Wiser was fired from the Chicago Sun-Times after faking part of her review of Glee!...
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by Corinne Segal on Jun 15, 2011
Media spreads false ‘mass grave’ report, Will Reuters Correct?
Several news outlets falsely reported that police had found up to 30 bodies buried on a property in Liberty County,...
by Corinne Segal on Jun 15, 2011
Wall Street Journal errs in light bulb report
A June 7 Wall Street Journal editorial contradicted its own earlier report on what choices consumers will have in buying "conventional" 100-watt light...
by Corinne Segal on Jun 15, 2011
Poynter’s Julie Moos: “Checkbook journalism” makes media less credible
Julie Moos, director of Poynter Online and Poynter Publications, argued that paying sources under the guise of "licensing fees" is...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 16, 2011
Palin Emails as Alaska governor Crowdsourced
The New York Times and the Washington Post are "crowdsourcing" reporting on the publication of Sarah Palin's e-mails as Alaska...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 16, 2011
LA Times Readers Rep: What Stories Prompt Worst Comments
The Los Angeles Times readers representative, Deirdre Edgar, wrote June 10 about issues with the Times' comments section. According to Edgar,...
by David W. Moore on Jun 17, 2011
What Two New Polls Reveal about Public Opinion and Healthcare
Two recent polls by CNN and CBS News on the health care law enacted in early 2010 provide counter-intuitive...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 18, 2011
Whoa! New York Post Confuses Mule and Horse
The New York Post misidentified a mule as a horse in a June 10 photo caption. The photo is credited...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 19, 2011
Did Media Hype ‘Gang Violence’ in Boston Memorial Day Wkend?
Based on stories from Boston newspapers Boston Globe and Boston Herald and the UK Daily Mail, one might believe serious gang violence...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 20, 2011
Judge Rules: Righthaven Doesn’t Have Right to Sue Bloggers,
U.S. judge Roger Hunt issued a ruling last week that copyright enforcement company Righthaven "never had the right to sue...