by Sydney Smith on Sep 09, 2012
Oops, Restaurant NOT Closed for Business, Toronto Star Corrects
A Toronto Star error reported that a business closed, when it hasn't, and correcting the record prompted a host of...
Apologies & Retractions
by Sydney Smith on Sep 06, 2012
Arizona State Press Fires Reporter Raquel Velasco After Plagiarism, Retracts Articles
As we wrote yesterday, Arizona newspaper the East Valley Tribune told readers that it had unpublished "several articles" by an...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 05, 2012
Author Apologizes for Writing Positive Reviews about His Work, Writers Association to Create Ethics Code?
Crime novel author RJ Ellory admitted to writing positive Amazon reviews about his books, Gawker reported. As Gawker explained, "fellow...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 05, 2012
Arizona Newspaper Apologizes, Unpublishes after Plagiarism by Intern
The East Valley Tribune announced that it unpublished "several articles" by an unnamed intern who plagiarized. According to the Tribune's...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 03, 2012
New Rochelle Talk of the Sound Retracts, Apologizes to Police Dept. for Contributer’s Wrong Blog Post
New Rochelle's Talk of the Sound website apologized and retracted an Aug. 9 post claiming the New Rochelle Police Department...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 30, 2012
Sunday Times Apologizes for Misleading Olympic Torch Comment
The News Corp.-owned Sunday Times apologized for putting a "speech bubble" over a photo of a man holding the Olympic...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 30, 2012
Fareed Zakaria Apologizes on Air for Plagiarism
Fareed Zakaria apologized during his Aug. 26 CNN program for having "neglected to quote a New Yorker essay by Jill...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 30, 2012
Yahoo News Fires David Chalian for ‘Black People Drowning’ Comment at Republican National Convention
Yahoo News fired its Washington bureau chief David Chalian for "inappropriate" comments during the Republican National Convention. Chalian is quoted as...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 29, 2012
Boston Globe Apologizes for ‘Similarities’ to Local NPR Report
The Boston Globe added an editor's note to an Aug. 17 editorial, "Biden should apologize for 'back in chains' remark,"...