by Sydney Smith on Aug 12, 2017
Did U.S. military send warship to Israel? Newsweek retracted the story
Reporting on politically volatile regions, such as the Middle East, requires extra vigilance in getting the facts straight and accurately...
Apologies & Retractions
by Sydney Smith on Aug 11, 2017
Sarah Ferguson Selling Info on Princess Diana? Radar Online Apologizes
Radar Online accused Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York, of trying to sell information about Princess Diana for money. Now, the...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 09, 2017
NOT AN ISLAMIC ACTIVIST: UK Telegraph Apologizes Again & Offers Payout
Last year, the UK Daily Telegraph published a report alleging "Islamic activists" were trying to to thwart "Prevent," the UK...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 08, 2017
Providence Journal identified its own anonymous source, Will police officer sue?
It was bad enough that the Providence Journal outed an anonymous source in a story retraction. But then, the editors...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 07, 2017
Controversy continues: Sunday Times’ apology for Kevin Myers’ anti-Semitic column now in print
Last week, the Sunday Times in Ireland angered readers when it published a column by Kevin Myers that was widely...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 04, 2017
Letter to the Editor from the Grave? Australian paper publishes 2009 letter in 2016, but author died
Sometimes the expression "better late than never" is just plain wrong. Case in point: An Australian newspaper, the Port Stephens...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 03, 2017
UK Telegraph Posts Prince Philip Death News, but he’s alive
Will the media stop knocking off Prince Philip? The latest to kill him is the Daily Telegraph, which reported the...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 02, 2017
Kevin Myers: ‘It’s over for me professionally,’ doomed by anti-Semitic column, 25 complaints to IPSO
Kevin Myers, the Sunday Times Ireland columnist who was fired this week after publishing an anti-Semitic column, has publicly apologized...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 31, 2017
Anti-Semitic Column on BBC Hosts results in Irish Sunday Times retraction, apology
The Irish edition of the Sunday Times unpublished and apologized for an offensive anti-Semitic column that described Jewish people, and specifically...