by David W. Moore on Jun 14, 2013
Why 3 Polls on NSA Snooping Produce Wildly Contradictory Results
Three recent polls have all purported to measure the public’s reaction to the revelations that the National Security Agency (NSA)...
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by Sydney Smith on Jun 12, 2013
NYT Unpublishes Anthony Weiner Story after ‘Inadvertently’ Publishing It
The New York Times unpublished a story about women to whom then-Congressman Anthony Weiner sent sexts back in 2011, according to...
by Mitchell Petit-Frere on Jun 09, 2013
Why Did NY Post Flip-Flop in its Michael Douglas Oral Sex-Cancer Stories?
The headline on The New York Post’s June 3 front-page story shouted “Sex Gave Me Cancer,” and the tabloid reported as...
by Amanda Fox-Rouch on Jun 07, 2013
ABC News Aired Dying Man’s Last Words, Family Continues Lawsuit for $5 Million over Consent, Privacy
Imagine: Your husband was hit by a truck and died. A year later, as you’re watching an ABC News program,...
by David W. Moore on Jun 06, 2013
Gallup Explains Why Its Failed Poll Favored Romney in 2012 Election
At a press conference in Washington on Tuesday, June 3, Frank Newport released the results of an extensive review of...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 05, 2013
National Review’s Ron Fournier Says His ‘Jihad’ Word Choice was ‘Irresponsible’
National Journal's Ron Fournier called his saying President Barack Obama had started a "jihad against the press" an "inaccurate/irresponsible word...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 05, 2013
Bradley Manning’s Trial for Leaking to WikiLeaks Started this Week
Bradley Manning's trial began Monday. Manning is the U.S. Army soldier who admitted earlier this year that he provided hundreds of thousands of leaked...
by Mitchell Petit-Frere on Jun 05, 2013
Parade Mag Fakes Cover Photo of ABC-TV Hosts Kelly Ripa-Michael Strahan, No disclosure
Parade magazine’s cover photo for the Sunday June 2, 2013 issue used a fake background without disclosing the fact to...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 02, 2013
Hoax Sotheby’s Craigslist Ad Tricks Gawker, NYMag, HuffPo
A few news sites were hoaxed by a fake Craigslist advertisement but soon made corrections after learning the ad wasn't...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 02, 2013
No More ‘Illegal Immigrant’ at San Francisco Chronicle Either
The San Francisco Chronicle is the latest news outlet to update its style entry on "illegal immigrant," Poynter reported. Like...