by Sydney Smith on May 03, 2014
Anonymous sources led NBC News, TMZ to Error in Donald Sterling NBA stories
TMZ and NBC News both misreported the punishment meted out by the National Basketball Association to Donald Sterling, the owner...
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by Sydney Smith on May 01, 2014
Whoops! NYT corrects: Goldman Sachs Blankfein is current CEO, not Fmr
The New York Times wrongly reported that Goldman Sachs had fired its CEO Lloyd Blankfein, Mediaite reported recently. The error...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 29, 2014
Judge rules Tarantino’s lawsuit against Gawker over ‘Hateful Eight’ link can be amended, refiled
Federal judge John F. Walter dismissed filmmaker Quentin Tarantino's lawsuit for contributory copyright infringement against Gawker over Gawker's article linking...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 27, 2014
Aretha Franklin lawyer on fake story: It’s ‘Garbage’ Not News
Aretha Franklin, 72, is exploring suing TheNewsNerd.com after the site published a satire story saying the iconic singer was in...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 25, 2014
NY Daily News IDs WRONG boy in Conn. HS girl Stabbing story, Suspect still unnamed
Speeding to be first, The New York Daily News made a giant, damaging error today by wrongly IDing a teenager...
by David W. Moore on Apr 21, 2014
Latest ABC/WP Poll on Boston Marathon Bombing Investigation: Are They Serious?!
Do 94% of Americans know enough of about the Boston Bombing investigation to have an opinion? Quick: Write down everything...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 20, 2014
Bill Murray stopped a bank robber in Tokyo? Nope! Another media hoax
Bill Murray often earns headlines for his silly off-screen antics, but a satire story has credited him with a feat...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 19, 2014
2 Examples of Bad Taste in Chelsea Clinton Pregnancy coverage
This week, Chelsea Clinton, the daughter of Bill and Hillary Clinton, announced she and her husband Marc Mezvinsky are expecting...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 18, 2014
Fake Story About Aretha Franklin, Patti LaBelle Brawl ‘Journalistic Cancer’ that spread
Aretha Franklin plans to sue satire website News Nerd over its story claiming she and Patti LaBelle got into a...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 17, 2014
Quentin Tarantino Still Says Gawker Link is Infringement
Film director Quentin Tarantino and Gawker have traded shots in court papers responding to Tarantino's lawsuit accusing Gawker of contributory...