by Sydney Smith on Feb 06, 2020
CTV reporter lost job over Coronavirus tweet?
Canada's CTV apparently cut ties with journalist Peter Akman after a controversial Coronavirus tweet. Akman posted a picture of himself...
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by Sydney Smith on Feb 05, 2020
Sky Sports botched Alfredo Morelos interview translation, apologizes for racism claims
Sky Sports News mistranslated an interview with professional football player Alfredo Morelos, making it wrongly claim he said Celtic football...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 05, 2020
Kobe Bryant’s Rep: ‘Unnamed Sources, Blind Quotes’ cause ‘Unnecessary pain’
Kobe Bryant's representatives have slammed "unnamed source and blind quotes" about the Bryants, saying none of the comments were from...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 04, 2020
Alastair Stewart leaves ITV after tweets broke social media guidelines
ITV News host Alastair Stewart resigned after breaking ITV's social media guidelines. In a statement in ITV News' own news...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 03, 2020
Oregon newspaper didn’t include any women in yearly perspectives feature
The Herald and News, a Klamath, Oregon newspaper, apologized for not including any women in its "traditional" front-page New Year's...
by David W. Moore on Feb 02, 2020
Kudos to the Des Moines Register for Shelving Their Latest Poll – But Does It Matter?
A New York Times article on Saturday announced that “A highly anticipated poll of Iowa Democrats, set to be released...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 02, 2020
Should Globe & Mail use ‘Chiefs’ in NFL Kansas City reporting?
Globe and Mail public editor Sylvia Stead suggested news outlets could use city names instead of team names for the...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 02, 2020
Bermuda newspaper misreported comments, apologizes
Bermuda's Royal Gazette claimed that Bermudan investment CEO Robert Pires said that the "Portuguese were brought to Bermuda because blacks...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 01, 2020
Kobe Bryant’s Death: NJ.com admits ‘inappropriate’ headline
NJ.com apologized for an inappropriate headline about the death of Kobe Bryant. In a tweet, NJ.com wrote: "We previously published...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 01, 2020
Washington Post’s Marty Baron e-mails staff about social media
Without ever using Felicia Sonmez's name, Washington Post executive editor Marty Baron e-mailed staff a memo about social media use...