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Axios wrongly reported Sanders ending campaign
Axios apologized after wrongly reporting that Sen. Bernie Sanders ended his presidential campaign. The article was headlined, "Bernie Sanders to...
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by Sydney Smith on Mar 17, 2020
How the Guardian decides to call an attack ‘terrorism’
The Guardian doesn't call an attack terrorism until authorities do, new Guardian readers editor Elisabeth Ribbans explained. The issue came...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 17, 2020
Coronavirus Errors: Number of Cases, Airline Aid
National Public Radio's Morning Edition wrongly tweeted that U.S. airlines asked for a paltry $25 in aid because of coronavirus....
by David W. Moore , Sydney Smith on Mar 16, 2020
Corrections: Daylight Saving Time, Frankenstein, Citizenship, Islamist v. Islamic
1.The Colchester Daily Gazette published an article in December headlined "Islamist centre's pub conversion set for approval." But, the UK...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 14, 2020
BBC: OK to call Brexit rally ‘very white’
It was OK for BBC host Geeta Guru-Murthy to call a Brexit rally "very white," the BBC itself concluded last...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 14, 2020
Coronavirus errors: More news media corrections include how to disinfect
NPR's March 13 correction: "In an update of this post on March 12, the total number of world cases was...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 14, 2020
Tavis Smiley must pay $1.5 million to PBS, jury found he broke morals clause
Talk show host Tavis Smiley broke Public Broadcasting Service's morals clause and now must pay $1.5 million to the network,...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 14, 2020
Newspaper apologizes, donates $ after wrong suicide report
The Basildon Echo apologized after wrongly claiming a man's son left a suicide note. The Echo's Oct. 2019 article, "Inquest...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 13, 2020
Subway must pay CBC more than half a million $ after chicken defamation lawsuit
Subway sandwich chain must pay the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. more than half a million dollars in fees after its libel...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 13, 2020
Corrections & Apologies: Cambridge Analytica, Child Car Seat Withdrawal, Maple Syrup Cost
1.Not affiliated with Cambridge Analytica? The UK Times' March 4 correction: "In an article published in March 2018 we stated that Rollo...