by Sydney Smith on Sep 23, 2014
Chinese Govt Shut Down Media Outlet, 100+ Companies Extorted for Good Press?
China's The 21st Century Business Herald was closed by the country after being accused of extorting more than 100 companies...
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by Sydney Smith on Sep 23, 2014
What are Ethics of ‘F*** It I Quit’? Reporter outed as Secret Owner of Marijuana business
Charlo Greene went viral this week after she sensationally quit her job as a reporter for Anchorage, Alaska's CBS-affiliate KTVA.On...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 22, 2014
Guardian Exaggerates CEO Pay Ratio for Public Company, Learns ‘important lesson’ to check data
The Guardian unpublished an Aug. 18 article based on wrong data that exaggerated CEO compensation. The error could leave the...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 22, 2014
Scandal Creator Shonda Rhimes is an ‘Angry Black Woman’? NYTimes Faces Criticism
Did you know that, in addition to being the creator of such hit TV shows as Scandal and Grey's Anatomy and...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 21, 2014
Hanes Factory Closing? That happened in 2008, Two news sites unpublish
The website Knitting Industry and North Carolina's Triad Business Journal both falsely reported this month that Hanesbrands was shutting down a number...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 20, 2014
Where’s the ‘Right to be Forgotten’? What’s the point if media re-report stories meant to be forgotten?
The "Right to Be Forgotten" refers to a ruling by a EU Court of Justice this year allowing people in...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 20, 2014
Indian anchor fired for botching China’s president’s name on Air
Indian public broadcaster Doordarshan fired an anchor for messing up the name of China's president, Reuters reported. The anchor, who...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 19, 2014
Australian Radio Host Attacks Listener By Airing His Cell phone number and calling him names
Australian radio station 2SM aired a listener's personal phone number during a radio broadcast last year and broke privacy guidelines,...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 19, 2014
AP calls Terrorist Group ‘the Islamic State group’ not ISIS, ISIL or ‘Islamic State’
Why does the Associated Press now call the terrorist group, originally known as ISIS, the Islamic State Group? Does the...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 18, 2014
Separated Wife of Child Sex Crime Perp IDed, Caused ‘Extreme embarrassment and distress,’ UK Telegraph apologizes
It was wrong for the UK Telegraph to name the wife of a man convicted of child sexual crimes, the...