by Sydney Smith on Jan 24, 2014
CNN blogs, Twitter & Facebook hacked, hoax Syria & Al Qaeda posts published
Five CNN blogs and several CNN Facebook and Twitter accounts were hacked yesterday, CNN disclosed in a Jan. 23 news...
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by Sydney Smith on Jan 22, 2014
Was Esquire Review of HBO ‘Looking’ Homophobic? Issued apology for offending
Esquire magazine issued an apology after publishing a review of HBO's new show Looking that was said to be homophobic. The Jan....
by Sydney Smith on Jan 22, 2014
Photographer Fakes Syrian Photo, AP Fires him
The Associated Press fired one of its freelance photographers for doctoring a photo taken in Syria. In an AP press...
by David W. Moore , Sydney Smith on Jan 20, 2014
137% of New Jersey Residents Think Fox News Needs a Math Tutor
A Fox News graphic for the results of a Rasmussen poll on Chris Christie suggests that 137% of New Jerseyians...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 20, 2014
UPDATED Photog Responds: Columbia Journalism Review Takes down Photo after Copyright Complaint
Columbia Journalism Review unpublished a photograph after a Cleveland Plain Dealer photo editor complained of copyright violation. According to the...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 18, 2014
Courtney Love in Court, 1st Twitter Libel Trial in US
Courtney Love is in court defending herself against a libel lawsuit for a 2010 tweet about her then-lawyer, Rhonda Holmes....
by Sydney Smith on Jan 17, 2014
Jezebel Pays $10K for Pre-Photoshop Lena Dunham Vogue Pics, Checkbook Journalism?
Breaking news! Fashion magazine Vogue Photoshops women. The blog Jezebel paid $10,000 to get the pre-Photoshopped photographs of Lena Dunham...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 16, 2014
3 MSNBC Incidents, MSNBC Pres. Griffin says took quick ‘action’ after Alec Baldwin, Martin Bashir, & Melissa Harris-Perry debacles
MSNBC president Phil Griffin called recent controversies involving three of network's hosts "unfortunate" and defended MSNBC's reaction as "transparent" in...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 15, 2014
W. Virginia Chemical Spill NOT Georgia-Pacific, Blog Retracts
Eastman Chemical -- NOT Georgia-Pacific -- produced the chemical polluting the water in West Virginia, according to a recent retraction....
by Sydney Smith on Jan 15, 2014
Black man with ‘Suspicious activity?’ Dominion Post Apologizes for ‘Offensive’ Report
The Dominion Post, a West Virginia newspaper, made national news this week after publishing a three-sentence report saying police were...