by Sydney Smith on Jan 01, 2012
3 Swedish Journalists Charged with Crime after Buying Gun for Undercover Story
The Swedish police have filed charges against Swedish newspaper editor Thomas Mattsson after he had a reporter illegally buy a...
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by Sydney Smith on Jan 01, 2012
Washington Post Had 875 Print Corrections in 2011
Meanwhile, Washington Post' public editor Patrick Pexton reported that the newspaper ran 875 print corrections in 2011, the lowest number of...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 01, 2012
Kansas City Star Ran 235 Corrections in 2011
Kansas City Star readers representative Derek Donovan also reported on the newspaper's 2011 corrections. According to Donovan, the Kansas City...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 31, 2011
Fake Story on Social Media, News Comments Section Claimed Firefighters Killed
The Lancashire Evening Post unpublished a comment claiming two firefighters had died, the newspaper noted in a Dec. 26 story...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 31, 2011
Times of South Africa Tweets Fake News, Deletes Tweet, Apologizes
South African newspaper The Times apologized for "tweeting an inaccurate report that former President Nelson Mandela had been hospitalised," the...
by David W. Moore on Dec 31, 2011
Iowans–‘Just Like Everyone Else?’ (I Don’t Think So!)
With the Iowa Caucuses only days away, and close to three-quarters of potential voters reportedly undecided as to whom they...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 30, 2011
Yahoo, Singapore Press Holdings in Dispute over Copyright
Singapore Press Holdings and Yahoo are both claiming each other infringed the other's copyright, Business Week reported. Singapore Press Holidings...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 30, 2011
New Book on Albanian Media
The European Journalism Observatory wrote Dec. 28 about Freedom of Expression – A European Challenge, a book on Albania's press...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 30, 2011
4 UK Groups Call for Leveson Inquiry to Look into Media Bias toward Women
Four groups are calling for the UK Leveson Inquiry into press standards and practices to examine the way media presents...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 30, 2011
Fox Latin America Apologizes for ‘Who Killed Jesus’ Poll
Fox Latin America apologized to readers for a Facebook poll, the Associated Press reported. According to the AP, a staff...