by Sydney Smith on Mar 07, 2019
Snopes stops Fact Checking with Facebook
Snopes is no longer fact checking for Facebook. In a Feb. 1 note from Vinny Green and David Mikkelson on...
Daily Media Pick
by Sydney Smith on Mar 06, 2019
NYT cited gender blinding tech job study, doesn’t know if it’s real
The New York Times reported on an apparently fake study about gender and tech jobs. Vox's Kelsey Piper flagged the...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 04, 2019
WashPost adds editor’s note to Covington Catholic, Lincoln Memorial coverage
The Washington Post has added an editor's note to its article on the Covington Catholic-Lincoln Memorial incident from January that...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 03, 2019
San Diego newspaper’s cartoon showed Jussie Smollett with James Baldwin & Toni Morrison
The San Diego Union-Tribune apologized for and unpublished a cartoon that showed James Baldwin, Toni Morrison and Jussie Smollett. Why?...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 02, 2019
Globe & Mail found plagiarism in priest’s columns
Vatican and Catholic Basilian Fathers spokesperson Rev. Thomas Rosica plagiarized in columns he wrote for the Globe and Mail, Globe...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 01, 2019
National Post’s opinion articles on complaints about homicide detective were fair game, council says
The National Post didn't break journalism guidelines when it published two opinion articles in Nov. 2018 about a homicide detective's...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 28, 2019
Will Libel laws change? Clarence Thomas calls for review
Will libel laws change? Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas indicated he wants the high court to review libel law in...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 27, 2019
Talk Radio’s interview called sex assault victim ‘patronising’
The UK radio show The James Whale Show, aired on Talk Radio, dismissively interviewed self-identified sexual assault victim Nichi Hodgson....
by Sydney Smith on Feb 26, 2019
Australian cartoon of Serena Williams in public interest, despite racism & sexism complaints, council finds
The highly controversial Australian cartoon of Serena Williams at the U.S. Open didn't break press guidelines, the Australian Press Council...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 25, 2019
Iowa basketball announcer called black player ‘King Kong’
The University of Iowa men's basketball radio announcer Gary Dolphin called a black University of Maryland player, Bruno Fernando, "King...