by Sydney Smith on Oct 07, 2018
Yahoo News’ Lindsey Graham tweet omits James Carville, Paula Jones context
Yahoo News omitted context in a tweet about Sen. Lindsey Graham. That tweet was deleted and a few hours later,...
Fact Checking
by Sydney Smith on Oct 04, 2018
USA Today’s Brett Kavanaugh basketball story edited, gets opinion label
USA Today published an article saying Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh "should stay off basketball courts for now when kids...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 29, 2018
Editor misread article, wrote bad headline
The Oxford Mail, a daily newspaper in Oxford, England, claimed a local mayor was "forced to hand over the chains." But,...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 18, 2018
Grabien News retracts, misidentified Brett Kavanaugh accuser in professor reviews
The website Grabien News claimed student reviews "savage" Christine Blasey Ford, the woman who has accused Supreme Court nominee Brett...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 15, 2018
OK to Quote from Reader E-mail, Not Invasion, Media Council Says
It was OK to publish quotes from an e-mail from a reader to a journalist since the writer didn't indicate...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 14, 2018
Nikki Haley Curtain Article Gave ‘Unfair Impression,’ New York Times admits
The New York Times admitted its article about a $52,701 curtain purchase gave an "unfair impression" that Nikki Haley, the...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 12, 2018
Indigenous Report on Australia’s Channel Seven Broke Broadcast Rules
A program on Australia's Channel Seven suggested that a "'generation' of young Indigenous children [were] being abused." This disturbing pronouncement...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 11, 2018
Mail Online’s bogus Heimlich story finally gets correction
Earlier this year, the UK Mail Online claimed an Irish comedian performed the Heimlich maneuver on a fan who was...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 10, 2018
Houston Chronicle reporter resigns, paper can’t find sources
The Houston Chronicle cannot find sources from reporter Mike Ward's recent work, leading to Ward's resignation from the newspaper. Nancy...