by Sydney Smith on May 12, 2012
Former News International CEO Rebekah Brooks Testifies at Leveson Inquiry
Former News International CEO Rebekah Brooks testified at the Leveson Inquiry into press standards and practices May 11. Brooks was...
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by Sydney Smith on May 11, 2012
Abraham Lincoln Facebook Hoaxer: ‘Virtually nobody checked with me to ask if it was True’
Blogger Nate St. Pierre, who created the hoax story that Abraham Lincoln patented Facebook, explained why he made up the...
by Sydney Smith on May 10, 2012
Ottawa Suicide Prevention Coalition Contacting Media Outlets to Advise How to Report on Suicide
J-Source, the Canadian Journalism Project, questioned recently "Has there been a shift in the way suicide is reported?" According to...
by Sydney Smith on May 10, 2012
News Outlets Retract Fake Story that Dentist Pulled All Her Ex’s Teeth
MSNBC broke down a sensational hoax story that made it through the international media after apparently originating in the UK...
by Sydney Smith on May 09, 2012
Abraham Lincoln Facebook Patent Hoax: Forbes Unpublishes?
A fake story that circulated online May 8 claimed that Abraham Lincoln "patented the basic idea" for Facebook with a...
by Sydney Smith on May 08, 2012
Seattle Police Subpoenas 6 News Outlets for Protest Footage
The Seattle Police Department has subpoenaed Seattle news outlets for video of protests earlier this month, the Seattle Stranger's associate...
by Sydney Smith on May 06, 2012
Montreal Gazette Apologizes for ‘Inappropriate’ Tweets
The Montreal Gazette apologized to readers for "inappropriate comments posted on Twitter" by reporter Anne Sutherland. In its apology, the...
by Sydney Smith on May 03, 2012
Israel TV News Airs Hoax Story Claiming Israeli Girl Kidnapped at Disney, Retracts Story and Suspends Reporter
Israel's Channel 10 TV news aired a hoax story April 29, Israel's Media Watch's Yisrael Medad and Eli Pollak wrote...
by Sydney Smith on May 01, 2012
For 2nd Time in 2012, Solomon Islands PM Challenges Solomon Star Reports on Him, Calls for Responsbility in Reporting
Solomon Islands prime minister Gordon Darcy Lilo challenged a mid-April Solomon Star story on him, called it "unsubstantiated, unfounded and...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 30, 2012
Turkish Workshop Addresses Media Reporting on Children, Study Found Media Breaks Law against ID’ing Minors
Turkish journalists and academics discussed the media's effect on children at an April 5 workshop “Medya ve Çocuk” (Media and...