by Sydney Smith on May 16, 2014
Wrong Man IDed as Car Thief in MSNBC ‘Caught on Camera’ episode
MSNBC is being sued for identifying the wrong man in a reality crime story, even though it issued a retraction...
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by Sydney Smith on May 14, 2014
NYT Public Editor gets Joe Nocera to apologize for Warren Buffett error
Another score for the role of the public editor in holding the media accountable? Last week, New York Times public...
by Sydney Smith on May 12, 2014
ABC’s Lara Spencer’s Cinco de Mayo segment: Bad accents, drinking & sombreros prompt apology
MSNBC wasn't the only TV news outlet to air an offensive Cinco de Mayo segment this year. ABC's Good Morning...
by Sydney Smith on May 11, 2014
‘Gaystapo’? Iowa editor fired over anti-Gay blogpost
Do gays want to rewrite the Bible to justify their "sinful natures"? The editor of the Newton (Iowa) Daily News,...
by Sydney Smith on May 09, 2014
Shark!…Never Mind: Why San Diego TV news aired fake shark photo
So how did a fake shark image make it onto the TV news in a major U.S. city? Last month,...
by Sydney Smith on May 08, 2014
Deadline Hollywood Hoaxed, ABC didn’t recast Harrison Wright in Scandal
Deadline Hollywood retracted a story after it published a hoax claiming the ABC show Scandal had re-cast the role of...
by Sydney Smith on May 07, 2014
Sports Reporter Faked Interview with Coach, Norwich Bulletin fires journalist
The Norwich (Connecticut) Bulletin published quotes by a high school coach. The problem was that the coach was never interviewed...
by Sydney Smith on May 07, 2014
How MSNBC Cinco de Mayo segment was ‘disrespectful’
MSNBC staff went too far this week in what MSNBC later admitted in an apology was a "disrespectful" and "sarcastic"...
by Sydney Smith on May 05, 2014
Aretha Franklin Not Suing over Satire Brawl story ‘at this time’
Aretha Franklin has decided not to sue website The News Nerd over its satire story claiming she was in a...
by Sydney Smith on May 05, 2014
Quentin Tarantino Says Gawker Committed ‘Direct Copyright Infringement’
Quentin Tarantino re-filed a lawsuit against Gawker, and the director is now claiming Gawker "committed direct copyright infringement," the Hollywood...