by Sydney Smith on Oct 25, 2017
Fake Quotes in Campus Newspaper? Reporter Quits Before Hearing
Fake news is all the talk in mainstream and social media, but student publications have largely been left out of...
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by Sydney Smith on Oct 23, 2017
Why Did London Evening Standard cut Solange Knowles’ Hair using Photoshop?
Fashion magazines Photoshop their subjects, but news outlets are not supposed to "editorialize" and change the appearance of photos. So...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 22, 2017
Fox News Tricked by Man with fake War Credentials, Fails to Correct for nearly two weeks
Two weeks ago, Fox News broadcast a story about a glass artist named John Garofalo, who claimed to be a...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 20, 2017
NJ News Site Redbankgreen Sensationalizes Suicide story by providing home address, parents’ names and adding link to Springsteen
Redbankgreen, a New Jersey news site, published an Oct. 15 news story about a "lockdown" following a man's death by...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 19, 2017
Russian billionaire Oleg Deripaska’s lawsuit against AP thrown out
Russian billionaire Oleg Deripaska's libel lawsuit against the Associated Press was dismissed. Deripaska, the CEO of United Company RUSAL, sued...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 18, 2017
Tablet news site headline, ‘Specifically Jewy Perviness of Harvey Weinstein,’ under attack
Tablet Magazine, a news site covering "Jewish life," published an article headlined, "The Specifically Jewy Perviness of Harvey Weinstein." The...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 18, 2017
Jeopardy!’s Alex Trebek wasn’t waiting for Austin Rogers to lose, Toronto Star corrects
Was Jeopardy! host Alex Trebek hoping that one of the TV game show's champions, Austin Rogers, would lose? A Toronto...
by David W. Moore on Oct 17, 2017
Do nearly half of Republicans want war with North Korea?
A new Quinnipiac poll suggests that nearly half of all American adults who identify as Republicans support a preemptive strike...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 17, 2017
NCAA Basketball Referee sues, says Kentucky Sports Radio Coverage led to Harassment
John Higgins, a longtime referee for men's college basketball, claims Kentucky Sports Radio caused him to be harassed, Deadspin reported....
by Sydney Smith on Oct 16, 2017
New Social Media Guidelines at NYTimes: Don’t Tweet Political Opinions, Be Respectful & Correct Transparently
The New York Times released new social media guidelines to make sure its journalists aren't "perceived as biased" and their...