by Sydney Smith on Jul 13, 2016
Sir Cliff Richard Suing the BBC, South Yorkshire Police over 2014 Raid Coverage
Sir Cliff Richard will sue the BBC and the South Yorkshire Police after all. In a July 10 statement on the...
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by Sydney Smith on Jul 13, 2016
Dr. Phil Suing National Enquirer Publisher for Libel
Dr. Phil McGraw and his wife are suing American Media Inc., the publisher of National Enquirer, for $250 million, claiming...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 12, 2016
Fox News Suspends agreement with Newt Gingrich since he could be Donald Trump VP candidate
Fox News suspended its relationship with Newt Gingrich given the possibility that Donald Trump may pick him as his running mate...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 12, 2016
Daily Mail Pays $26K to British Apprentice Star Lord Sugar
The UK Daily Mail called the host of the British version of The Apprentice a "spiv," which means, according to Merriam Webster...
by David W. Moore on Jul 11, 2016
The Misleading ABC/Washington Post Poll on Hillary Clinton’s Emails [PollSkeptic News Briefs]
According to the latest ABC News/Washington Post poll, a majority of Americans disapprove of the FBI’s recommendation not to charge...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 11, 2016
Australian Freelancer Tara Kenny Says Faking Fashion Profiles OK Because It’s not Hard News
Australia's The Age, a Melbourne-based daily newspaper, fired freelancer Tara Kenny after learning she faked features for a style column called...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 10, 2016
Why SoCal Paper Desert Sun Published Photos of Dead Undocumented Immigrants
The Desert Sun published photos of dozens of dead bodies, likely undocumented immigrants, on its website. But, the graphic photos...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 09, 2016
Kansas City Star Apologizes for Rape Op-Ed that ‘Should Never Have Been Published’
The Kansas City Star deleted a column suggesting if women are raped while drunk, it's their own fault. Laura Herrick's controversial...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 09, 2016
John Gorman’s Dallas Shooting Tweets Get him Cut from Sports Illustrated’s The Cauldron
Sports Illustrated's sports site The Cauldron won't use freelancer John Gorman anymore after his tweets on the Dallas shooting. In them,...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 09, 2016
Dallas Police Shootings: To Get Breaking News Right, NPR Corrects When Facts Are Wrong
News outlets that get it wrong often simply update stories without a correction. Breaking news stories are particularly fertile ground for...