by Sydney Smith on Sep 09, 2012
Columbia University Student Newspaper Fires Reporter for Plagiarism
The Columbia Spectator fired reporter Jade Bonacolta for an article with "plagiarized content" from the New York Times and making...
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by Sydney Smith on Sep 08, 2012
Amnesty International Unpublishes Fake Blog Posts Published by Hackers
Fake blog posts were published on Amnesty International's blog, Amnesty tweeted Aug. 27. According to the Associated Press, the hackers...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 07, 2012
Center for Investigative Reporting: Transparency Key with Anonymous Sources
The "nonprofit investigative reporting organization" Center for Investigative Reporting detailed its policy largely against using anonymous sources in stories in...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 07, 2012
Plagiarize and be ‘Dismissed’ from School, Says Arizona State University ‘Integrity Policy’
This month, Arizona State University's student newspaper the State Press apologized for plagiarism by one of its reporters, Raquel Velasco,...
by David W. Moore on Sep 06, 2012
‘The Disappearing Undecided Voter’ — Or Not!
With about nine weeks remaining in the presidential campaign, but…what?...a century or so since it’s been under way, are there any...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 06, 2012
Arizona State Press Fires Reporter Raquel Velasco After Plagiarism, Retracts Articles
As we wrote yesterday, Arizona newspaper the East Valley Tribune told readers that it had unpublished "several articles" by an...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 05, 2012
Arizona Newspaper Apologizes, Unpublishes after Plagiarism by Intern
The East Valley Tribune announced that it unpublished "several articles" by an unnamed intern who plagiarized. According to the Tribune's...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 03, 2012
NYC Spanish Radio Fined by FCC for Prank Call
The FCC fined New York City Spanish radio station WSKQ $16,000 for a five-year-old "prank call" in which a staff...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 03, 2012
Orlando Sentinel Reacts to Mitt Romney Speech Before it Happens
The Orlando Sentinel published its positive reaction to a Mitt Romney speech before the event happened, Jim Romenesko reported. According...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 03, 2012
New Rochelle Talk of the Sound Retracts, Apologizes to Police Dept. for Contributer’s Wrong Blog Post
New Rochelle's Talk of the Sound website apologized and retracted an Aug. 9 post claiming the New Rochelle Police Department...