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by Sydney Smith on Jan 01, 2011

Danish Newspaper Jyllands-Posten Almost Attacked?

Three men are being held in custody in relation to an attempted terrorist plot against a Danish newspaper, Radio Free...

by Sydney Smith on Dec 31, 2010

AP Smack Down of NYT’s Definitive Gulf Oil Spill Report

Associated Press reporter Harry Weber slammed the New York Times for its Dec. 25 story about the now infamous Deepwater Horizon...

by Sydney Smith on Dec 31, 2010

NPR Corrects Number of WikiLeaks’ Cables Leaked After Reader Complaints

National Public Radio and other news outlets "inflated" the number of diplomatic cables published by WikiLeaks, NPR's ombudsman, Alicia Shepard, explained...

by Sydney Smith on Dec 30, 2010

The Sun Admits Publishing Fake Story about Al-Qaeda Threats

The Sun fessed up to publishing a fake story on its front page earlier this month, Roy Greenslade reported in...

by Sydney Smith on Dec 30, 2010

ESPN Anchor Will Selva Suspended After Plagiarizing Newspaper Columnist

ESPN anchor Will Selva was suspended after being called out for plagiarism, according to NBA Fanhouse. Selva apologized yesterday after an...

by Sydney Smith on Dec 29, 2010

No Donations from WikiLeaks to Bradley Manning Defense Fund Yet

The Central Intelligence Agency has created a task force to investigate WikiLeaks' impact, the Washington Post reported. The task force...

by Sydney Smith on Dec 29, 2010

Plain Dealer Not Aggressive Enough on Corruption Scandal?

Editor & Publisher highlighted a recent column by the Cleveland Plain Dealer's reader's representative, Ted Diadiun, analyzing the Plain Dealer's reporting of...