by David W. Moore on Mar 28, 2013
Opposition to Same-Sex Marriage Likely Smaller Than What Most Polls Show
With the Supreme Court considering two cases involving same-sex marriage, it may be useful to review how opposed the public...
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by Rhonda Roland Shearer , Sydney Smith on Mar 28, 2013
Math Lab Bust? Whoops! Kentucky TV News Botches On-Air Caption
An on-air graphic from Lexington, Kentucky NBC-affiliate Lex18 reported: "5 arrested in math lab bust." Wait, a MATH lab? Were...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 29, 2013
Mercury News Hoaxed by Joke Obama Air Force One Tweet, Says Story ‘Clearly Did Not Meet Our Normal Standards’
San Jose, California daily newspaper The Mercury News fessed up this week to being hoaxed by a joke tweet claiming...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 01, 2013
ANOTHER TV News Fail: Utah’s KUTV Suggests Gov, Atty General are ‘Gay Couple’
Salt Lake City TV news KUTV made an on-air caption error, Jim Romenesko reported. In a March 27 segment, the...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 02, 2013
Drones Delivering Newspapers in France? April Fools’ Day Prank Dupes Drudge Report, Tech Crunch, Washington Times
Several news outlets were hoaxed by a story claiming that France would start using drones to deliver newspapers. News outlets...
by David W. Moore on Apr 03, 2013
Would Americans Support a Gay Marriage Referendum Today?
With many politicians falling over themselves in an effort to join the gay marriage movement, we might expect that most Americans...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 04, 2013
People are not Illegal, Only their actions, says new AP Style Book Entry
"Crossed the border? Overstayed a visa?" According to the latest entry in the Associated Press stylebook, your actions are what's illegal, not...
by Rhonda Roland Shearer , Sydney Smith on Apr 04, 2013
NBC Distributes Fake Jay Leno, Jimmy Fallon Photo with No Disclosure, Road & Background Scene NOT Real
The Daily News, New York Post, Hollywood Reporter, Village Voice, Fox News and other news outlets published a photograph of Jay Leno and...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 05, 2013
U of Wisc- Madison Annual Journalism Ethics Conference Live Streaming All Day
"Who is Shaping the News?" Are journalists, corporations, or media owners deciding what gets reported and how? Those quesions will...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 06, 2013
‘We Blew It’ Says Philadelphia Magazine, Journalist Admits Duped By Liar In Fact Check Fail
Philadelphia Magazine unpublished a story after discovering that its source fabricated dramatic and compelling tales about his psychological struggles with...