by Sydney Smith on Aug 26, 2012
NBC News Corrects Headline Saying Neil Young not Neil Armstrong Died
Yesterday, astronaut Neil Armstrong died. NBC News wrongly reported that singer Neil Young died, according to Mediaite, which said NBC...
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by Sydney Smith on Aug 27, 2012
Graphic Photos, Videos of Empire State Building Shooting Published
Many news outlets published graphic videos and photos from the Aug. 24 shooting at the Empire State Building -- including...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 27, 2012
Romney Campaign: Colorado TV News’ Interview Restrictions ‘Not How we Operate’
Denver CBS affiliate KCNC-TV 4 reporter Shaun Boyd told viewers when airing her interview with Mitt Romney that Romney put...
by Wasim Ahmad on Aug 28, 2012
One Picture May Need a Thousand Words: Occupy Wall Street Photos Don’t Tell the Whole Story
A few days after the Nov. 15 raids of the Occupy Wall Street movement’s initial camp at New York's Zuccotti...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 28, 2012
Daily Mail Unpublishes Fake Photo of Isaac
The Daily Mail unpublished a fake photo purporting to be of Isaac, Tabloid Watch reported. The photo, which Tabloid Watch...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 28, 2012
Fake AP Story ‘Inadvertently’ Published, News Sites Remove Sports Story
News outlets published a "test story" from the Associated Press by accident, and are now unpublishing the fake sports story. ...
by Alan Bisbort on Aug 28, 2012
Murder Is Our Business: Have We Really Evolved Since the Days of Weegee?
Commentary In the past week, a whole lot of shaking of heads has been going on in newsrooms across America...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 29, 2012
Boston Globe Apologizes for ‘Similarities’ to Local NPR Report
The Boston Globe added an editor's note to an Aug. 17 editorial, "Biden should apologize for 'back in chains' remark,"...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 30, 2012
Fareed Zakaria Apologizes on Air for Plagiarism
Fareed Zakaria apologized during his Aug. 26 CNN program for having "neglected to quote a New Yorker essay by Jill...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 30, 2012
Yahoo News Fires David Chalian for ‘Black People Drowning’ Comment at Republican National Convention
Yahoo News fired its Washington bureau chief David Chalian for "inappropriate" comments during the Republican National Convention. Chalian is quoted as...