by Sydney Smith on Nov 30, 2019
Daily Texan: Student reporter fabricated quotes
A student journalist fabricated quotes in at least two articles for University of Texas-Austin student newspaper The Daily Texan, the...
Student Media
by Sydney Smith on Oct 30, 2018
Toronto college newspaper gets new public editor
The Varsity, the student newspaper for the University of Toronto, has a new public editor. The Varsity created the public...
by Sydney Smith on May 03, 2018
Stanford Daily retracts article based on off-the-record event
The Stanford Daily, Stanford University's college newspaper, published an article on April 27 that is now says was based on an off-the-record...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 03, 2017
Canadian Student Newspaper called Pocahontas Fictional, OKed dressing as Moana for Halloween
Halloween can blur the line between what's real and what's make believe. And news outlets are not immune to this...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 25, 2017
Fake Quotes in Campus Newspaper? Reporter Quits Before Hearing
Fake news is all the talk in mainstream and social media, but student publications have largely been left out of...
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 May 12, 2016
Illinois Student Newspaper Fires Reporter for Fake Quotes
The Bradley Scout fired a reporter for publishing fake quotes in a college sports article. In an April 24 statement,...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 28, 2016
Student Newspaper Retracts Marco Rubio Bible Story, Admits ‘editorial mistakes’
The Daily Pennsylvanian, the "independent newspaper" for the University of Pennsylvania, apologized and retracted a controversial transcript that claimed U.S. presidential candidate Marco Rubio criticized the...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 05, 2016
Melissa Click Suspended from Univ. of Missouri, Must do Community Service after Protest Incident
Melissa Click, an assistant professor in the University of Missouri's Department of Communication, must complete 20 hours of community service...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 27, 2016
Melissa Click Charged with 3rd Degree Assault over Mizzou Protest
Melissa Click, the assistant professor at the University of Missouri's communications department who called for "muscle" during a November student...