by David W. Moore on Sep 26, 2016
Low trust in the Media? Not so fast!
A Gallup poll story earlier this month had the headline, “Americans’ Trust in Mass Media Sinks to New Low.” The...
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by Sydney Smith on Sep 29, 2016
Portland’s KGW, reporter Chris Willis apologize for offensive comments in Magid interview
Portland, Oregon reporter Chris Willis, who works for NBC-affiliate KGW (Channel 8), and his boss, executive news director Rick Jacobs,...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 29, 2016
Fox News Memo reminds: Online polls ‘just for fun,’ not scientific
Fox News reminded staff that online polls are "just for fun" and that it should only cite scientific polls. Earlier...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 29, 2016
John Greathouse Apologizes for Women in Tech article suggesting they use initials
Venture capitalist John Greathouse apologized for his Wall Street Journal article suggesting women in tech use aliases online to avoid...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 30, 2016
Undercover Sheikh Mazher Mahmood’s Trial over Tulisa Drugs Claims ongoing
Mazher Mahmood, the undercover reporter in the UK known as the "fake sheikh," is still on trial in the UK...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 03, 2016
The Verge fires editor who secretly got job at Apple
A Verge deputy editor, Chris Ziegler, was secretly working for Apple almost the entire summer without disclosing it to his editors....
by Sydney Smith on Oct 04, 2016
TSA didn’t find marijuana on Cleveland Browns’ Josh Gordon, Scout.com retracts
Male-focused news site Scout.com retracted a story that wrongly claimed TSA agents stopped and searched National Football League player Josh Gordon last...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 05, 2016
Fox News’ Jesse Watters apologizes after Asian American Journalists Association complaint over election segment ‘rife with racist stereotypes’
The Asian American Journalists Association called for Fox News to apologize for a segment that was "rife with racist stereotypes,...
by on Oct 06, 2016
BuzzFeed Hacked after story IDing OurMine Hacker, ‘Several Posts’ Edited
The secretive hacking group known as OurMine sabotaged BuzzFeed's website and changed "several posts" on Oct. 5, BuzzFeed reported yesterday. According...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 07, 2016
Why Honolulu Civil Beat Published Video of Mayor’s ‘Profanity-Laced Toast’
The Honolulu Civil Beat published a video of Hawai'i Island Mayor Billy Kenoi giving a "profanity-laced toast" that showed him...