by Sydney Smith on Jun 12, 2016
Hull Daily Mail Apologizes for Fake Quote about Seeing Grandmother in Cloud
The Hull Daily Mail apologized after publishing a fake quote about a woman seeing her dead grandmother's face in a...
Apologies & Retractions
by Sydney Smith on Jun 05, 2016
Sports Anchor Paul Cicala said Trump Supporter Egged at Rally was ‘Taunting Protesters,’ Apologizes & Deletes Twitter
Tuscon NBC-afiliate KVOA apologized for sports anchor Paul Cicala's tweet about the egging of a Donald Trump supporter. His tweets seemingly blamed...
by Sydney Smith on May 31, 2016
Katie Couric Apologizes for Misleading Under the Gun Edit
Katie Couric apologized for a misleading edit in the documentary Under the Gun that made interviewees feel they looked like...
by Sydney Smith on May 26, 2016
Australian Media Watchdog Criticizes ABC’s Chinese Site, Asks if it’s ‘Bowing to Censorship’
Is Australia Broadcasting Corp's Chinese site "bowing to censorship?" Australia's media watchdog program said it thinks it is, reporting that it found...
by Sydney Smith on May 24, 2016
Houston Chronicle Apologizes to Astros’ Carlos Gomez over Quoting Incident
The Houston Chronicle apologized after upsetting Major League Baseball player Carlos Gomez with quotes the newspaper attributed to him. In the...
by Sydney Smith on May 21, 2016
No, Pippa Middleton & Prince Harry Aren’t in a ‘Secret Romance,’ Daily Star Unpublishes
Prince Harry and Pippa Middleton, the sister of Prince William's wife Kate Middleton, are not having a "secret romance," despite...
by Sydney Smith on May 20, 2016
xojane.com deletes, apologizes for 1st person article about friend’s suicide as a ‘blessing’
After much criticism, the women's site xojane.com, owned by Time.inc, apologized and unpublished a first-person story, “My Former Friend’s Death Was...
by Sydney Smith on May 14, 2016
Fired CBC Host Jian Ghomeshi Apologizes to Kathryn Borel over Sexual Assault Claim
Jian Ghomeshi, who was fired from the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. in 2014, apologized for inappropriate actions toward a former co-worker...
by Sydney Smith on May 13, 2016
Daily Mail Must Pay $58,000 for Maybe Identifying Sexual Assault Victim
The UK Daily Mail has to pay £40,000 (around $58,000 U.S.) for a September 2015 story that may have identified a...