by David W. Moore on Jan 21, 2012
That Pesky Margin of Error – What it Says about Gingrich’s Lead in South Carolina
In a Jan. 19 article posted on Slate, Josh Voorhees summarizes the latest South Carolina poll results in these words:...
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by Sydney Smith on Jan 19, 2012
Plagiarism Discussion on Salon
Salon questioned "What is plagiarism" in a "panel debate" that included Harvard Law School professor Jonathan Zittrain, Southern Methodist University...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 18, 2012
Actress Evan Rachel Wood: ‘Doesn’t Anyone Fact Check Anymore?’
Actress Evan Rachel Wood took to Twitter Jan. 17 to ask "Doesn't anyone fact check anymore?" after a Yahoo blog...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 17, 2012
LA Times Readers Rep: Forgetting Tildes = Misspelling
tildesEdgar agreed with the reader, Jose Suarez, who wrote that "The ‘ñ’ is an official part of a major language,...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 17, 2012
Huffington Post’s Twitter Hacked
Huffington Post's Twitter account (@HuffingtonPost) was hacked Jan. 15, according to Mediaite. Tweets posted by the hackers were later deleted...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 16, 2012
Magazine ‘May Apologize’ for Cover Photo of White House with Swastikas
Ami Magazine's editor Rabbi Yitzchak Frankfurter said it "may have been a poor choice" to run a doctored photo of "White...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 12, 2012
Fairfield Minuteman Apologizes for Plagiarized Story on Sports Front-page
Journal Register owned-The Fairfield Minuteman apologized for publishing a plagiarized story Jan. 5, according to a Jan. 10 blogpost by...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 12, 2012
Why No Correction on EW.com post on Beyonce & Jay-Z’s Baby’s Name Blue Ivy?
Entertainment Weekly got the name of Jay-Z and Beyonce's new baby, Blue Ivy Carter, backwards in a Jan. 8 blogpost...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 11, 2012
Weekly Standard Apologizes for Anti-Gay E-mail Sent to Subscribers
The Weekly Standard, a "weekly conservative magazine," apologized to its e-mail subscribers after its "vetting process broke down" and the...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 11, 2012
Univ. of Oregon Explains how Fake Quotes were Published on Website
In December, ESPN unpublished quotes attributed to University of Oregon men's basketball coach Dana Altman after it turned out the...