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The Daily Mail unpublished a fake photo purporting to be of Isaac, Tabloid Watch reported.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...
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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 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 Sydney Smith on Aug 26, 2012
Newsweek: ‘We..Rely on our writers to submit factually accurate material’
Newsweek "does not have a fact-checking department," Politico reported Aug. 20. Politico quoted Newsweek spokesperson Andrew Kirk as saying that...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 26, 2012
Washington and Lee University Conference on Poverty to ‘Build Competence’ in Reporting
Washington and Lee University is hosting a conference for reporting on"poverty and economic justice," the "Knight Poverty Journalism Conference," according...
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...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 25, 2012
Michigan Student Newspaper Unpublishes, Clarifies Report in Settlement
University of Michigan student-run newspaper The Michigan Daily unpublished a story about Ontario Hockey League's Kitchener Rangers' "hockey recruit "...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 25, 2012
NYT Public Editor Calls for ‘Transparency, Accountability, Humility’
Arthur Brisbane's final column as New York Times public editor repeated his 2010 calls for "transparency, accountability, humility" at the...