by Sydney Smith on Mar 08, 2020
CNBC host: Saying everyone should be infected with coronavirus ‘stupid’ & ‘absurd’
CNBC editor Rick Santelli apologized March 6 for his "stupid" and "absurd" comment that everyone in the U.S. should be...
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by Sydney Smith on Mar 07, 2020
Corrections: Where is Yellowstone? Ryan Newman’s daughters, Holocaust quote
1. Wrong captions: A common type of error in the news is the misidentification of people in photos or stories....
by Sydney Smith on Mar 06, 2020
Trump’s campaign suing CNN
Donald Trump's presidential campaign is now suing a third news outlet -- CNN -- over its opinion article about him....
by Sydney Smith on Mar 06, 2020
The Hill adds editor’s notes to John Solomon’s Ukraine columns
The Hill has completed its review of John Solomon's columns on Ukraine. "In its review of 14 columns, The Hill's...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 06, 2020
Now Bangor Daily News apologizes for Tonto cartoon
The Bangor Daily News in Maine has now apologized for publishing the comic strip Close to Home, which showed the...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 05, 2020
Al Qasimi family complains over 5 Outlets
Complaints by one of the ruling families of the United Arab Emirates against nine articles from five news outlets were...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 05, 2020
South African news site retracts 2 articles for fake quotes, reviewing 16 more
South African news agency Ground Up retracted two articles by a freelance writer, Sibusiso Mdlalose, after finding fabricated quotations, the...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 05, 2020
Coronavirus Corrections: Roundup
A roundup of noteworthy corrections from news outlets reporting on coronavirus. 1. Newsweek said that the fatality rate for coronavirus...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 04, 2020
OK to call Coronavirus ‘China virus’ in headline, Vancouver Province apologizes though
It was OK for the Vancouver Province newspaper to refer to coronavirus as "China virus." The headline, "Coronavirus threat -...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 04, 2020
Trump campaign sues the Washington Post over columns
Donald Trump's presidential campaign is now suing the Washington Post for libel over two opinion articles. The Trump campaign lawsuit...