by Sydney Smith on Jul 01, 2016
Jane Sutton Doesn’t have Cancer, UK News Didn’t Fact Check Before Publication
A UK newspaper, the Express & Star, mistakenly reported on its front page that a woman has been battling cancer Now...
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by Sydney Smith on Jun 30, 2016
3 Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity Members Lose Rolling Stone Rape on Campus Lawsuit
George Elias IV, Stephen Hadford and Ross Fowler, three now-graduated University of Virginia Phi Kappa Psi fraternity members, had their their...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 29, 2016
3 South African Journalists Suspended over SABC Decision not to Cover Protests
Three South African journalists were suspended from their network, the state-owned national South African Broadcasting Corp. (SABC), after they were told they...
by David W. Moore on Jun 28, 2016
Should the Polls Be Blamed for the Surprise Over Brexit? Of course.
The day after Britain voted to leave the European Union -- Brexit -- The New York Times’ Nate Cohn wrote an...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 28, 2016
Virginia Newspaper Mixed up Terry McAuliffe & Bob McDonnell, Apologizes for Front-Page Error
Terry McAuliffe and Bob McDonnell are two different people with two different names. Tell that to the Free Lance-Star in...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 28, 2016
BBC ‘Very Sorry’ it upset Sir Cliff Richard with 2014 Sexual Assault Allegations Reporting
The BBC apologized for upsetting Sir Cliff Richard, the 75-year-old iconic rock 'n' roll singer, with its live coverage of...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 27, 2016
Top Editors Must OK Transgender Stories at The Sun
News UK's 2015 annual report to the Independent Press Standards Organisation revealed the company, which publishes the Sun, the Times,...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 26, 2016
Paul McKenna wasn’t Drunk on Barbados Flight, He Had Food Poisoning: Sun, Mirror and Record Apologize
The UK Sun, Mirror and Daily Record all falsely claimed hypnotist Paul McKenna was drunk on a plane to Barbados...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 25, 2016
UK Sun Deletes ‘Unkempt’ Shannen Doherty Article, Actress is Fighting Breast Cancer
A June 19 story in the UK Sun cattily criticized former Beverly Hills 90210 actress Shannen Doherty's appearance, but then was quickly deleted....
by Sydney Smith on Jun 24, 2016
New Journalism Ethics Code for Afghan Journalists: Accountability, Impartiality, Fact Checking Emphasized
Afghan journalists have a new journalism ethics code for the war-torn country, iMediaEthics has learned. "Freedom of the media is one...