by Sydney Smith on Sep 30, 2014
Japanese Newspaper retracts ‘Comfort Women,’ Fukushima, & Nintendo stories
Despite having made the claim since the 1980s, writer Seiji Yoshida did not kidnap 200 women during World War II...
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by Sydney Smith on Sep 28, 2014
Bill Simmons taunted ESPN to punish him, ESPN Ombuds says
ESPN's ombudsman Robert Lipsyte criticized ESPN's Bill Simmons for calling the NFL's commissioner Roger Goodell a liar without any evidence...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 27, 2014
‘Boobs on Ground’ Joke was ‘Inappropriate,’ Fox News’ Eric Bolling Admits Bad Judgment
Fox News' co-host Eric Bolling referred to a female pilot fighting against terrorist group ISIS as "boobs on the ground."...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 26, 2014
Globe & Mail OKs Travel Writers Accepting Free Hotel Rooms, Meals, Airline tickets if Freebies Disclosed
Do free airline tickets, hotel rooms or restaurant meals influence reporters' opinions, or give the appearance that they do? Many...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 23, 2014
Chinese Govt Shut Down Media Outlet, 100+ Companies Extorted for Good Press?
China's The 21st Century Business Herald was closed by the country after being accused of extorting more than 100 companies...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 22, 2014
Guardian Exaggerates CEO Pay Ratio for Public Company, Learns ‘important lesson’ to check data
The Guardian unpublished an Aug. 18 article based on wrong data that exaggerated CEO compensation. The error could leave the...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 22, 2014
Scandal Creator Shonda Rhimes is an ‘Angry Black Woman’? NYTimes Faces Criticism
Did you know that, in addition to being the creator of such hit TV shows as Scandal and Grey's Anatomy and...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 21, 2014
Hanes Factory Closing? That happened in 2008, Two news sites unpublish
The website Knitting Industry and North Carolina's Triad Business Journal both falsely reported this month that Hanesbrands was shutting down a number...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 20, 2014
Where’s the ‘Right to be Forgotten’? What’s the point if media re-report stories meant to be forgotten?
The "Right to Be Forgotten" refers to a ruling by a EU Court of Justice this year allowing people in...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 17, 2014
Mother dies after ‘palliative care,’ not ‘prayer and hymn singing’; Australia’s Channel 7 Unpublishes
The Australian Communications and Media Authority ruled that Australia's Channel 7 violated broadcasting standards in reporting on the religious group the...