by Sydney Smith on Oct 10, 2016
Billy Bush suspended over Trump Access Hollywood tape
NBC's Today show suspended host Billy Bush, former president George H.W. Bush's nephew and cousin to former president George W. Bush...
Apologies & Retractions
by Sydney Smith on Oct 10, 2016
Weather Channel Anchor says Children in Haiti eat Trees in Hurricane Matthew Coverage, Apologizes
The Weather Channel's Jennifer Delgado apologized after saying that Haitian children eat trees. What prompted her inaccurate comments? Delgado was talking...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 05, 2016
Fox News’ Jesse Watters apologizes after Asian American Journalists Association complaint over election segment ‘rife with racist stereotypes’
The Asian American Journalists Association called for Fox News to apologize for a segment that was "rife with racist stereotypes,...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 04, 2016
TSA didn’t find marijuana on Cleveland Browns’ Josh Gordon, Scout.com retracts
Male-focused news site Scout.com retracted a story that wrongly claimed TSA agents stopped and searched National Football League player Josh Gordon last...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 01, 2016
No, Hundreds of Syrians haven’t been arrested for rape & child abuse
The UK Daily Star , a tabloid, wrongly reported that "hundreds of Syrians [were] arrested in the UK for rape and...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 29, 2016
John Greathouse Apologizes for Women in Tech article suggesting they use initials
Venture capitalist John Greathouse apologized for his Wall Street Journal article suggesting women in tech use aliases online to avoid...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 29, 2016
Portland’s KGW, reporter Chris Willis apologize for offensive comments in Magid interview
Portland, Oregon reporter Chris Willis, who works for NBC-affiliate KGW (Channel 8), and his boss, executive news director Rick Jacobs,...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 26, 2016
Australia’s Good Weekend Magazine named Interviewee it promised anonymity, apologizes
An Australian magazine promised a convicted murderer anonymity for an article about him, but slipped up and named him in its story...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 23, 2016
USA Today Suspends Glenn Reynolds for ‘Run Them Down’ Tweet on Charlotte Protests
USA Today suspended law professor and columnist Glenn Reynolds after he tweeted "run them down," referring to the protesters in...