by Sydney Smith on May 06, 2018
Editors don’t have to fact check Letters to Editor, UK press regulator says
News outlets don't have to fact check "every fact" in a letter to the editor, the UK press regulator the...
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by Sydney Smith on May 05, 2018
Australian Courier-Mail wrong, misleading & unfair with story on Thai restaurant’s price increases
A Courier-Mail reporter had dinner at the restaurant Thai Terrace Rosalie and reported that the restaurant told customers it raised...
by Sydney Smith on May 04, 2018
Why San Diego Union-Tribune named woman suing former boss for sexual harassment
Should the San Diego Union-Tribune have named a woman suing her former employer for sexual harassment? The newspaper did print...
by Sydney Smith on May 03, 2018
Michael Cohen’s Phone Being Wiretapped? NBC News said so, then corrected
NBC News' released a bombshell story this afternoon -- the phone calls of Pres. Donald Trump's personal lawyer Michael Cohen...
by Sydney Smith on May 03, 2018
Stanford Daily retracts article based on off-the-record event
The Stanford Daily, Stanford University's college newspaper, published an article on April 27 that is now says was based on an off-the-record...
by Sydney Smith on May 03, 2018
BBC Interview with Climate Change Doubter was ‘Failure’
The BBC's Today program interviewed Lord Lawson, a climate change "doubter", about climate change last August. That interview was subject...
by Sydney Smith on May 02, 2018
Don’t name Sex Crime Victims, Indian Press Council reminds
Many Indian news outlets identified the 8-year-old victim of a gang rape and murder. Because of that, the Press Council...
by Sydney Smith on May 01, 2018
What went wrong with Bloomberg’s Trump, Russia flight records story?
Bloomberg's report that flight records showed Pres. Donald Trump had stayed overnight in Russia during his 2013 trip for the...
by Sydney Smith on May 01, 2018
Phoenix Anchor Kari Lake Said Teacher Strike was ‘Push to Legalize Pot,’ Issues On-Air apology
Kari Lake, an anchor for Phoenix, Arizona Fox-affiliate KSAZ tweeted that teachers were striking as part of "a push to...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 30, 2018
60 Minutes Defends Showing Lynchings Photos
The CBS news program 60 Minutes showed, the network admitted, "upsetting" graphic photographs of lynchings in a recent segment on a memorial...