by Sydney Smith on Mar 21, 2015
Community editor Plagiarizes in 7 Articles at Ohio Student Newspaper
The Miami Student, a newspaper based at Miami University in Ohio, fired community editor Sammie Miller for plagiarizing in seven...
Apologies & Retractions
by Sydney Smith on Mar 28, 2015
Sky News Source Brenda Leyland kills self, Network offered ‘Condolences’ to family
Sky News offered "condolences" because one of the people it reported on died by suicide, the Guardian reported. Brenda Leyland,...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 29, 2015
Empire’s Malik Yoba not fired for drugs? Inquisitr retracts ‘rumor’
The Inquisitr backed off claims that actor Malik Yoba was fired from Fox's Empire TV show resulting from a drug...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 01, 2015
Are white actors unemployed because of ‘ethnic castings’ for TV Pilots? Deadline apologizes
A coalition of national Latino, African American, Asian American and Native American groups issued a statement denouncing entertainment news site...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 03, 2015
Stuff news deeply regrets ‘any suggestion’ NZ Businessman was unethical, Hits delete
Did a New Zealand-born former billionaire act unethically in Kenya? A New Zealand news site, Stuff.co.nz, originally published this claim...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 06, 2015
2 UVA Student Newspaper April Fools’ articles unpublished for victimizing, stereotyping race
The University of Virginia student newspaper, Cavalier Daily, unpublished two April Fools Day articles that mocked an attack on a...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 06, 2015
Rolling Stone UVA Rape Report out; ‘A Story of Journalistic Failure,’ Columbia J School concludes
Columbia Graduate School of Journalism has released its investigation into Rolling Stone's November "Rape on Campus" article by freelance journalist...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 06, 2015
Columbia J School’s Dean denies UVA source at fault at Rolling Stone Report Press Conference
Columbia Graduate School of Journalism's Dean Steve Coll and Academic Dean Sheila Coronel took questions Monday from a full room...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 07, 2015
‘Nothing says ‘Let’s go kill some Muslims’ like country music,’ MSNBC Guest Says
MSNBC had to apologize after a guest suggested country music makes people want to kill Muslims, Mediaite reported. The topic...