by Sydney Smith on Jul 08, 2017
Scottish Paper quoted Assault Victim, used summary instead of her exact words
Scottish daily newspaper the Press and Journal misquoted the court testimony of a woman who accused a man of assault....
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by Sydney Smith on Jul 07, 2017
Afghan TV Station Aired Teen ISIS Terrorist Threat ‘I will slaughter you in your homes’
Muhammad Riyad was the 17-year-old who attacked and injured five people on a train in Wuerzburg, Germany, last year, before...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 06, 2017
Caution News Media: 10 Questions Reporters should ask before Publishing Info from Social Media, UK regulator IPSO says
It was a cautionary tale when news outlet employees published photos and information lifted from social media accounts to illustrate...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 05, 2017
Why CNN was accused of Blackmail over HanAssholeSolo Story
CNN has been accused of blackmail over its story about HanAssholeSolo, the Reddit user who posted the doctored video of...
by David W. Moore on Jul 05, 2017
The Unpopularity of the Proposed GOP Health Care Bill
Several recent polls all agree that more Americans oppose than support the GOP health care plan, which is designed to...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 04, 2017
Is it Tuesday or Thursday? And other recent media corrections
Keeping track of the days of the week can be a problem. Salon faced that problem last month when it...
by on Jul 03, 2017
Guardian’s WhatsApp article ‘flawed,’ Guardian didn’t properly respond to 70+ experts’ criticism
Five months after publication, the Guardian's readers editor Paul Chadwick concluded the newspaper's January article on messaging service WhatsApp was...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 02, 2017
AP, New York Times correct Trump Election Stories: 17 US intelligence Agencies didn’t say Russia influenced
The Associated Press and New York Times both wrongly reported that 17 U.S. intelligence agencies concluded Russia tried to meddle...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 01, 2017
South Africa’s Herald didn’t break off-the-record agreement
The Herald newspaper in South Africa didn't break an off-the-record agreement, the South African Press Ombudsman ruled. The chief of...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 30, 2017
Did Hacking create Fake News & Quotes from Qatar? Gov Spokesperson complains to Guardian
Qatar complained to the Guardian last month, disputing the newspaper's story that the country's official news and social media websites...