by Sydney Smith on Feb 10, 2017
Reuters on Covering Trump, Associated Press on Fact Checking
In recent weeks, Reuters and the Associated Press have issued memos about how they report -- in Reuters' case, specifically...
Daily Media Pick
by Sydney Smith on Feb 03, 2017
BuzzFeed sued over Trump dossier
BuzzFeed is being sued by Aleksej Gubarev, the CEO of XBT Holdings, after the news company published the unverified Donald...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 02, 2017
Quebec City Mosque Attack: 2 Men Falsely Accused by Daily Beast May Sue
After an attack at a Quebec City mosque on Jan. 29, the Daily Beast quickly reported the names of two suspects....
by Sydney Smith on Feb 01, 2017
Fox News Deletes Quebec City Tweet, Moroccan-Born Man NOT a suspect
Fox News reported that the suspected shooter in the Quebec City mosque attack was Moroccan-born. Problem is, the accused shooter,...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 01, 2017
Santa Rosa Press Democrat sued for libel after City Council Donations Stories
The Press Democrat, a daily newspaper in Santa Rosa, Calif., is being sued for libel over stories that suggested banker...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 22, 2017
Corrections Roundup: When Harry Met Sally, the NYPost kills someone off, and C-Span Hacked?
We're only a few weeks into the new year, but there already have been some notable and interesting corrections in...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 20, 2017
University of Toronto’s College Newspaper Appoints Public Editor
While news outlets like the Washington Post and Kansas City Star have lost their ombudsmen in recent years, a Canadian...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 19, 2017
No More Ombudsman at Kansas City Star, Derek Donovan switching to editorial side
After more than a decade as the Kansas City Star ombudsman, Derek Donovan is leaving that role to work on...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 18, 2017
Accused of Plagiarism, Irish Site TheLiberal.ie Sued for Copyright Infringement by 2 News Outlets
The Irish Independent and court news service CCC Nuacht are suing TheLiberal.ie for copyright infringement, claiming that the three-year-old website...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 17, 2017
Monica Crowley not going to White House, doesn’t comment on plagiarism accusations
After more than a week of silence in the face of numerous plagiarism accusations, Monica Crowley spoke out Monday --...