by Sydney Smith on Jun 07, 2012
CNBC Corrects, Apologizes for Fake 2011 Story about NBA Lockout & Escorts
CNBC's Darren Rovell apologized this week for including fake information in a November story "Small Business Owners Getting Squeezed by...
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by Sydney Smith on Jun 06, 2012
Montreal Gazette Defends Photo of Murder Suspect holding Beer, Brewery Drops Call for Photo Takedown
A Canadian brewery wanted the Montreal Gazette to unpublish a photo of "suspected murderer Luka Magnotta posing with one of...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 06, 2012
Barbara Walters Apologizes for Conflict in Offering Job, College Help to Assad Adviser
Barbara Walters apologized for pulling strings to get "the daughter of Syria's UN ambassador" Bashar Jaafari, a CNN internship and...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 05, 2012
Calorie Lab Accuses AFP of ‘Enhanced Aggregation,’ Not Crediting for Breaking Story
Calorie Lab accused Agence France Presse of failing to credit it for breaking a story. Calorie Lab identifies itself as...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 05, 2012
PCC: Undercover Photos from Supermarket & of Child OK to Publish B/c in ‘Exceptional Public Interest’
The UK Press Complaints Commission ruled that it wasn't an invasion of privacy for the Sunday Life newspaper to use...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 04, 2012
Public Editor Role Ended at Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution is ending its public editor position, according to a May 25 column by its outgoing public editor...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 04, 2012
WaPo Fixes Factual Error Online, but Posts No Correction?
The Washington Post admitted an error to a reader, changed the story to fix the error, but posted no correction...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 03, 2012
French Mag Retracts, Apologizes for Misquoting Megan Fox, Sites including NYDaily News Reported Wrong Quote
A French magazine has apologized for misquoting actress Megan Fox, Gossip Cop reported. The magazine, Jalouse, reported for an April...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 03, 2012
Ashleigh Banfield Clarifies ‘Homosexuality is a Lifestyle Choice’ Comments
CNN's Ashleigh Banfield issued a clarification after being criticized for her comments on homosexuality and pedophilia. Banfield said May 31...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 03, 2012
Pakistan Press Council Chair calls for Ethics in Reporting on Suicides
Pakistan Press Council chairman criticized the media's reporting on suicide, Pakistan's The News reported. The chairman, Shafqat Abbasi, called for...