by Sydney Smith on May 21, 2012
Los Angeles Times Corrects Correction
The Los Angeles Times corrected a correction May 19. The Los Angeles Times originally published a correction on May 18 about its...
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by Sydney Smith on May 20, 2012
Update on Police Subpoenas of Seattle Media Outlets for Unaired Protest Footage
As we wrote May 8, the Seattle police subpoenaed Seattle TV news KIRO-7 and five other news outlets (KOMO-4, KING-5...
by Sydney Smith on May 19, 2012
National Review Corrects, Apologizes, Unpublishes Incorrect Plagiarism Story
National Review apologized, corrected and unpublished a story accusing Massachusetts Senate candidate Elizabeth Warren of plagiarism, the Huffington Post reported....
by David W. Moore on May 18, 2012
CBS/NYTimes Poll Skews the Presidential Vote Question
Asking respondents who they will vote for in the presidential election several months away is a bit problematic. A lot...
by Sydney Smith on May 18, 2012
ESPN Publishes Full Laurie Fine-Bobby Davis Tape after Fine’s Lawsuit Annoucement
As we wrote May 17, Laurie Fine said she will sue ESPN for its coverage of sexual allegations against her...
by Sydney Smith on May 18, 2012
New System Tracks Corrections, Retractions & Changes to Science Papers
A new system called CrossMark will make it easier to find out about "updates and post-publications analyses of research papers,"...
by Sydney Smith on May 18, 2012
Reno TV Apologizes for Saying Gay Marriage a ‘Sin’
Reno, Navada ABC-affiliate KOLO-TV 8 apologized for a "poorly written play on words" grouping gay marriage in which "sin" like...
by Sydney Smith on May 17, 2012
School Superintendent Accused of Plagiarizing from Blogger
A Michigan school superintendent plagiarized "396 words out of 437" from education blogger Mike Rutherford, NBC-affiliate WOOD-TV reported. The superintendent,...
by Sydney Smith on May 17, 2012
Laurie Fine to Sue ESPN for Libel over 2011 Reports, Wants Correction & Retraction
ESPN and the Syracuse Post-Standard reported last year that former Syracuse University ball-boy Bobby Davis accused Bernie Fine of molestation. ...
by Sydney Smith on May 15, 2012
Huffington Post, Mediaite Correct Stories Based on Tweet from Fake NC Governor Account
The Huffington Post and Mediaite both were hoaxed by a spoof Twitter account purporting to belong to North Carolina governor Bev...