by Sydney Smith on Aug 05, 2012
Reuters Blog Unpublishes Fake Stories about Syria Posted by Hackers
Fake stories were posted to Reuters' blogs August 3 after the "blogging platform" was hacked, the Wall Street Journal reported...
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by Sydney Smith on Aug 04, 2012
Wash Post Fact Checker Glenn Kessler: ‘I Prefer to Stick with non-WaPo Content’
We heard back from Glenn Kessler, the columnist for the Washington Post's Fact Checker. Kessler was recently awash in controversy....
by London Shearer Allen on Aug 04, 2012
Irish Examiner says ‘NO’ to Fark Racial Stereotype
Commentary Hilary Hanson's lede in The Huffington Post August 1 article "Body Painting World Record Attempt Leads to Thong Shortage...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 03, 2012
NPR Ombuds on Intern Ahmad Shafi’s Plagiarism, a ‘Cultural Gap’ in Int’l Ethics Education
National Public Radio's ombudsman Edward Schumacher-Matos addressed intern Ahmad Shafi's plagiarism in an online column and defended NPR's decision "not...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 03, 2012
Jonah Lehrer’s Book with Fake Quotes Recalled by UK, US Publishers
As we wrote earlier this week, Jonah Lehrer's book Imagine was revealed to include fake quotes attributed to Bob Dylan....
by Sydney Smith on Aug 01, 2012
Iowa TV News Gives Police Footage of Interview with Missing Child’s Mother
Iowa NBC-affiliate KWWL was subpoeaned for its "raw, unedited" footage of an interview with the mother of a missing child,...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 01, 2012
‘Ethics of Embedded Journalism’ Lecture in October
The Museum of Jewish Heritage is hosting a lecture on the "Ethics of Embedded Journalism" October 14, according to an...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 01, 2012
Twitter Apologizes after ‘Encouraging’ NBC Complaint about a Journalist’s Tweet
Earlier this week, Twitter suspended the account of Independent journalist Guy Adams for tweeting the email address of NBC Olympics...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 01, 2012
TMZ Retracts Janet Jackson Story
TMZ retracted a July story claiming singer Janet Jackson slapped her niece Paris Jackson, the daughter of Michael Jackson. and...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 31, 2012
WaPo Ombuds Defends 4 Front-Page Pix of James Holmes
Washington Post readers complained that the newspaper's publishing four front-page pictures of James Holmes gave "attention" or "potential for copycats,"...