by Sydney Smith on Apr 17, 2018
Namibian Admits 4 Fake Stories, Says Woman Made up Academic Achievements
The Namibian admitted"failing" its readers by publishing a fake story. But then, the kicker was that the newspaper--the widest circulating...
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by Sydney Smith on Apr 16, 2018
Michael Cohen lists Sean Hannity as a client, Hannity says Cohen ‘never represented me’ to a third party
Sean Hannity is a client of Michael Cohen, the personal attorney to Pres. Donald Trump who is currently under investigation,...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 16, 2018
NPR Retracts, ‘Reporting Mistakes Substantially Undercut the Story’
NPR retracted a story that "did not meet our standards" because "reporting mistakes substantially undercut the story." The April 3...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 15, 2018
LATimes corrects, didn’t know profile subject had been arrested for felony vandalism
Should the Los Angeles Times have disclosed that the subject of a sympathetic article was recently arrested? Some readers thought...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 14, 2018
Steve Wynn sues Associated Press over rape, impregnation story
Casino magnate Steve Wynn is suing the Associated Press for reporting a woman's allegations that he raped and impregnated her....
by Sydney Smith on Apr 13, 2018
LBC Radio says Travellers are ‘Thieving, Robbing or Brawling’
LBC Radio host Steve Allen crossed a line in talking about the traveller community during a December broadcast, the UK...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 12, 2018
AFP mixes up Mark Zuckerberg’s executive assistant Andrea Besmehn with his wife Priscilla Chan
Agence France Presse labeled photos of Mark Zuckerberg's executive assistant Andrea Besmehn as photos of his wife, Priscilla Chan. Christian...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 12, 2018
9 Times the New York Times changed articles without disclosure & confused readers
The New York Times' practice of updating online articles, sometimes substantially, without disclosing additions and edits, is continuing to irk readers....
by Sydney Smith on Apr 12, 2018
Story on ‘Murderous Rampage’ & Award for Man who Stopped it wasn’t Intrusive or Wrong
Last January in St. Ives, England, a man in a jealous rage attacked his ex-girlfriend and her new boyfriend with a knife,...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 11, 2018
BBC Papua New Guinea Documentary Human Planet had Staged Scene
The BBC has admitted this month that a portion of a 2011 documentary on the Korowai people in Papua New...