by Sydney Smith on Aug 29, 2012
Fake Photo, News Story Claiming Rihanna Died Circulates, French TV News Denies Reporting Hoax
A "photoshopped fake article" purporting to be from France's TF1 and claiming that Rihanna died from a heart attack is...
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by Sydney Smith on Aug 28, 2012
Daily Mail Unpublishes Fake Photo of Isaac
The Daily Mail unpublished a fake photo purporting to be of Isaac, Tabloid Watch reported. The photo, which Tabloid Watch...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 28, 2012
Fake AP Story ‘Inadvertently’ Published, News Sites Remove Sports Story
News outlets published a "test story" from the Associated Press by accident, and are now unpublishing the fake sports story. ...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 28, 2012
3,600 Complaints over Naked Prince Harry Pics, PCC Says; Record is 25K Complaints in 2009
Now "around 3,600" complaints have been filed with the UK Press Complaints Commission because the News Corp.-owned Sun ran the...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 27, 2012
Graphic Photos, Videos of Empire State Building Shooting Published
Many news outlets published graphic videos and photos from the Aug. 24 shooting at the Empire State Building -- including...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 27, 2012
Romney Campaign: Colorado TV News’ Interview Restrictions ‘Not How we Operate’
Denver CBS affiliate KCNC-TV 4 reporter Shaun Boyd told viewers when airing her interview with Mitt Romney that Romney put...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 26, 2012
Daily Star Uses Simon Cowell Photo with John Challis Story
The UK Daily Star published a photo of Simon Cowell with a story on an actor's bid to have a...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 26, 2012
Newsweek: ‘We..Rely on our writers to submit factually accurate material’
Newsweek "does not have a fact-checking department," Politico reported Aug. 20. Politico quoted Newsweek spokesperson Andrew Kirk as saying that...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 26, 2012
Washington and Lee University Conference on Poverty to ‘Build Competence’ in Reporting
Washington and Lee University is hosting a conference for reporting on"poverty and economic justice," the "Knight Poverty Journalism Conference," according...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 26, 2012
UK PCC Gets 850+ Complaints over Prince Harry Naked Pics
As we have written, UK media outlets were asked to not run photos of Prince Harry naked, but the News...