by Sydney Smith on Feb 23, 2012
ITV News Apologizes for Using Word ‘Coloured’
UK news outlet ITV News apologized Feb. 22 for using the word "coloured" on air, the Guardian reported. The apology,...
Apologies & Retractions
by Sydney Smith on Feb 24, 2012
Mediaite Apologizes, Takes down Post that Wrongly Said Touré Defended Chris Brown
Mediaite apologized for incorrectly reporting that journalist Touré tweeted "defending Chris Brown." The original article, titled "Touré defends Chris Brown...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 27, 2012
WaPo Corrects Story on Nat’l Enquirer’s Whitney Houston Coffin Photo
The Washington Post's Erik Wemple corrected his story "National Enquirer has done far worse" about the National Enquirer's publication of...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 28, 2012
NYT Columnist Apologizes for Tweet about Romney
New York Times op-ed columnist Charles M. Blow apologized for his Feb. 22 tweet about Mitt Romney, the National Review's...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 29, 2012
Pop Singer Charlotte Church on Phone Hacking Settlement: News Corp ‘not truly sorry, only sorry they got caught’
News Corp. has agreed to pay singer Charlotte Church $951,000 and to apologize for hacking her phone, USA Today reported. ...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 01, 2012
Maine Newspaper Apologizes for Plagiarism, Fires Reporter
The South Portland-Cape Elizabeth (Maine) Sentry fired a reporter for plagiarizing stories on "South Portland city meetings" from both the Forecaster...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 11, 2012
Georgia Student Newspaper the Colonnade Apologizes for Plagiarism
Georgia College & State University's student newspaper The Colonnade, published a March 1 note to readers apologizing for publishing a...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 12, 2012
Irish Broadcasting Authority: RTE Unfair in Airing Unverified Tweet During Debate, RTE Apologizes
The Broadcasting Authority of Ireland upheld former Irish presidential candidate Sean Gallagher's complaint over RTE's airing the contents of a...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 15, 2012
Tanzanian Media Council Calls for Newspaper to Apologize for ‘False, Malicious & Defamatory’ Stories
The ethics committee for Tanzania's Media Council called on newspaper Dira ya Mtanzania to apologize for its "series of false,...