by Sydney Smith on Jan 26, 2020
ABC News wrongly reported all 4 Kobe Bryant daughters killed, corrects
Shortly after the news circulated that Kobe Bryant was on the helicopter that crashed in Calabasas, California, Sunday, ABC News...
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by Sydney Smith on Jan 26, 2020
BBC uses LeBron James video in Kobe Bryant death report
In its report on Kobe Bryant's death, the BBC used footage of LeBron James playing basketball. A clip of the...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 26, 2020
Top 5 Plagiarism & Attribution cases of 2019
Thankfully, there were not as many cases of plagiarism or attribution issues this past year as in prior years. Below,...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 26, 2020
McClatchy gets shared code of ethics for all newsrooms
McClatchy published its "shared code of ethics" for all McClatchy newsrooms this month. In a Jan. 23 announcement, Charlotte Observer...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 25, 2020
Fake News costs Bloomberg News $5.5 million
Bloomberg News published a fake press release back in 2016, and now France's markets watchdog AMF is fining it $5.5...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 24, 2020
Top 10 Verification & Fabrication Fails of 2019
10. Cricket player a kazoo player? Australian's Channel 7 fell for a satire story and wrongly reported in January that...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 24, 2020
New York Times is expanding Standards Dept., editor will advise opinion section
The New York Times is expanding its standards department, the newspaper announced in a Jan. 21 press release. According to...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 23, 2020
Lara Logan suing New York magazine for $25 million
Lara Logan, the former 60 Minutes correspondent, is suing New York magazine for $25 million over a five-year-old article about...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 22, 2020
UK Express unpublishes 3 articles, Harper’s Bazaar royal editor said fake quotes
The UK Express unpublished three articles about Meghan Markle and Prince Harry after allegations of inaccurate quotes. The fake quote...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 21, 2020
Boing Boing hacked
The website Boing Boing revealed it was hacked earlier this month. In a Jan. 13 post, the site explained someone...