by Sydney Smith on Jul 04, 2012
Michigan Superintendent who Plagiarized from Blogger Resigns
A Michigan school superintendent resigned a little more than a month after he apologized for plagiarism. As we wrote in...
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by Sydney Smith on Jul 04, 2012
NYPost Reports, Unpublishes Quote from Parody NYT Public Editor Account, Later Calls it ‘Errant Tweet’
The New York Post's Page Six quoted from a parody Twitter account posing as New York Times public editor Arthur...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 06, 2012
Yale Daily News Re-Reviewing Liane Membis’ Work after HuffPost Unpublishes Story
The Wall Street Journal intern who was fired last month for fabrication also "snookered" The Huffington Post, the Atlantic Wire...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 07, 2012
CNN Looking into Health Care Ruling Error, Waited to ‘Confirm’ Andy Griffith’s Death Before Reporting
CNN will examine how it erred in its reporting on the health care ruling, Mediaite reported. As we wrote last...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 07, 2012
The Hollywood Reporter Still has Fake NYT Public Editor Quote Published
The Hollywood Reporter wrongly attributed comments from a parody Twitter account to The New York Times public editor. We wrote...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 07, 2012
Reporter Fired for Plagiarizing from Press Releases Claims it was ‘Widespread Practice,’ Sues for Defamation
Steve Penn claims The Kansas City Star defamed him when it reported on firing him for plagiarism, the newspaper reported....
by Sydney Smith on Jul 08, 2012
Milwaukee’s WTMJ Sued, Accused of ‘Ambush Journalism’
Milwaukee news radio WTMJ is being sued for an interview the news subject claimed was "ambush journalism," Media Bistro's TV...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 08, 2012
Seventeen Magazine: ‘Never Have, Never Will’ Photoshop Bodies, Will be Transparent about Photo Editing
Seventeen magazine's editor-in-chief Ann Shoket announced a "commitment" against "airbrushing or Photoshopping," Metro reported. In a note, Shoket wrote that...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 09, 2012
Seattle TV News Invaded Privacy, Erred in Undercover Report on School Custodian, Washington News Council Finds
The Washington News Council found June 16 that Seattle's CBS affiliate KIRO-7 News and its reporter Chris Halsne wrongly accused...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 10, 2012
Inside the Drake-Chris Brown Fake Video: Interview with the Hoaxer whose Video Tricked ABC’s Good Morning America
Last month, media outlets such as ABC News' Good Morning America, WPIX, and the New York Daily News were duped...