by Sydney Smith on Aug 01, 2017
Why NYTimes Used Photos but didn’t Name Children of Lawyer who Overdosed
The New York Times published a personal story by Eilene Zimmerman about lawyers who abuse drugs, including her ex-husband who overdosed and...
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by Sydney Smith on Jul 31, 2017
Anti-Semitic Column on BBC Hosts results in Irish Sunday Times retraction, apology
The Irish edition of the Sunday Times unpublished and apologized for an offensive anti-Semitic column that described Jewish people, and specifically...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 30, 2017
Soccer player Romelu Lukaku: Fake news about him being a Muslim who can’t get Heineken award
UK news sites the Sun, the Mail, the Express and the Mirror all unpublished stories after falsely claiming Manchester United...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 29, 2017
Fact check fail: Sports Illustrated duped by fake Twitter account story on Ole Miss Coach
Sports Illustrated fumbled the ball with a tweet about Ole Miss possibly hiring former Oregon head coach Chip Kelly. The site...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 28, 2017
Madonna gets Privacy Violation Payday after Mail Online’s Story on Adopted Twin Daughters
The Mail Online is paying Madonna and her newly adopted four-year-old twin daughters, Stella and Estere, after the singer sued...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 27, 2017
‘Substantially True’: NBC Called Shooting Targets ‘Bombs For Sale;’ Sporting Goods company loses libel suit
Sporting goods company Tannerite Sports LLC lost its libel lawsuit against NBC News, which had called its shooting targets "bombs...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 26, 2017
MSN Quietly Ends Online Comments after ‘Abusive & Offensive Posts’
MSN is the latest news site to end online comments. The Microsoft-owned site didn't announce the decision, but readers noticed...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 25, 2017
NYT wants apology from Fox News over Al-Baghdadi ISIS report
Fox News has blamed reporting by the New York Times for allowing ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi to "sneak away...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 23, 2017
Was NPR confusing readers? NPR to change opinion labels
National Public Radio announced it is updating how it labels opinion content on its website to make it easier for...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 22, 2017
NYC Antiquities Dealer Sues WSJ over ISIS Looting Investigations Story
A New York antiquities dealer, Hicham Aboutaam, is suing the Wall Street Journal for suggesting he and his brother have...