Apologies & Retractions in International News Media

by Sydney Smith on May 03, 2015

2 Buffalo TV stations Suspend Host for Baltimore Tweet

Two Buffalo, New York TV news stations, ABC-affiliate WKBW and WBBZ, suspended host Eddy Dobosiewicz, a comedian, for comparing Freddie...

by Sydney Smith on May 04, 2015

Fox News Retracts: Baltimore Police Didn’t Shoot Black Male in Back

Fox News staff thought it witnessed a police shooting in Baltimore, but they didn't check and they were wrong. Fox...

by Sydney Smith on May 11, 2015

Filipinos are Nannies? Toronto Star Editors Didn’t Vet Rosie DiManno’s Mayweather-Pacquiao Column

Readers were offended by Toronto Star columnist Rosie DiManno's degrading comments about Filipinos, Star public editor Kathy English reported. DiManno...

by Sydney Smith on May 11, 2015

Why Bloomberg’s Mark Halperin Apologized to Ted Cruz

Bloomberg Politics managing editor Mark Halperin had to apologize to Senator Ted Cruz after a tone-deaf interview about Cruz's background....

by Sydney Smith on May 12, 2015

Mohamed Fahmy Sues Al Jazeera, Alleges Negligence

Mohamed Fahmy, one of the Al Jazeera journalists being re-tried in Egypt after having a previous conviction overturned, is suing...

by Sydney Smith on May 16, 2015

Stephanopoulos Apologizes on-air for Donation to Clinton Foundation

ABC News' George Stephanopoulos apologized on air yesterday morning for his undisclosed $75,000 donation to the Clinton Foundation, Mediaite reported....