by Sydney Smith on Oct 23, 2013
Scientific American Trouble: How it Handled the ‘Urban Whore’ blogpost
Scientific American has commented again about this month's controversy when it unpublished -- and then re-published -- a blog post...
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by Sydney Smith on Oct 23, 2013
Racist Tweet? Atlanta Journal-Constitution to Print Apology
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution apologized after a racist tweet was posted on its Twitter account. [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="461"] A screenshot...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 22, 2013
Police Provided Wrong Photo for Accused Rapist, Oxford Mail Apologizes
UK newspaper The Oxford Mail published a photo of the wrong person with a story about a man who "admitted...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 21, 2013
2 Ways Daily Mail Fails to Hide Being Hoaxed By Fake Tweet
The Daily Mail has scrubbed an article to cover up being hoaxed by a fake Twitter account for Libyan prime...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 21, 2013
AP Fires Journalists Bob Lewis, Dena Potter after Error, Claimed McAuliffe Lied to Feds
The Associated Press fired its journalist Bob Lewis over his bogus story about Terry McAuliffe, according to the Huffington Post....
by Sydney Smith on Oct 20, 2013
Toronto Star Columnist: Bicyclists ‘Should be Shot,’ Public Editor Says it’s Obviously a Joke
Lots of readers complained to the Toronto Star public editor Kathy English after columnist Rosie DiManno wrote in an Oct....
by Sydney Smith on Oct 19, 2013
Congressman Bill Young NOT Dead, Fox News Corrects On Air
Fox News' Gretchen Carlson wrongly reported on air that Rep. Bill Young died Oct. 17. Carlson said on air, in...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 18, 2013
Mail on Sunday Ran 2010 Miami Bank Robbery Photo with Kenyan Mall Attack Story
The Mail on Sunday used a photo from a 2010 bank robbery in Miami, Florida in its coverage of the...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 17, 2013
Photo Fail: Florida’s First Coast News Aired Wrong Photo in Car Crash Story, Retracts on air and online
Florida's First Coast News aired the wrong photo of a man involved in a car accident that killed a woman....
by Sydney Smith on Oct 17, 2013
Houston Chronicle Didn’t Un-Endorse Ted Cruz, Updates Added to USA Today, WaPo, Forbes Stories
The Houston Chronicle called out media outlets that "inaccurately characterized our Wednesday editorial" on Sen. Ted Cruz. The Chronicle had...