by Sydney Smith on Apr 17, 2015
NYTimes hoaxed by Twitter Source, Scrubs E-Cigarette story
The New York Times was hoaxed by a Twitter user it interviewed for a story on the use of e-cigarettes,...
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by Sydney Smith on Apr 16, 2015
Dying Woman Photo: Should Mail Online, Mirror have published it?
Was it OK for the Mail Online, the Mirror, the Associated Press and National Post to publish a photo of...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 16, 2015
BuzzFeed writer whose story was deleted quits
Arabelle Sicardi announced she's quitting BuzzFeed this week days afer the site deleted and then re-instated one of her articles....
by Sydney Smith on Apr 16, 2015
ESPN suspends Britt McHenry after Leaked Parking Lot Video
ESPN suspended reporter Britt McHenry after a video was posted online showing her verbally attacking a parking lot attendant. ESPN...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 15, 2015
UK Mirror Undercover Sexting Ruse OKed by Regulator
It was OK for a reporter to set up a sting posing as a woman on Twitter, according to the...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 15, 2015
Kim Kardashian Photoshopped out by Ultra-Orthodox Site b/c she’s ‘Pornographic’
Orthodox Jewish news site Kikar HaShabbat Photoshopped two photos to cover up Kim Kardashian because she is a "pornographic symbol,"...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 14, 2015
Bell Media Prez fired for Interfering with News reporting
Bell Media fired its president Kevin Crull for trying to interfere with its journalism at Canada's CTV, it said. Last...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 14, 2015
Jon Stewart takes on Rolling Stone’s UVA rape story on Daily Show
Jon Stewart often takes the media to task for its bad reporting, but the Comedy Central host of the Daily...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 13, 2015
‘I am basically holding a bomb in my hand,’ NBC News sued by Sporting Goods Company for false claim
A sporting goods company claims NBC News and Kentucky NBC-affiliate WLEX-TV defamed it by saying its shooting targets are dangerous...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 13, 2015
Salisbury Journal fact check fail: Sorry we said you’ve been bankrupt and got away ‘scot-free’
The UK Salisbury Journal falsely reported William Harrison-Allan, the former chairman of the Salisbury City Football Club, was "bankrupt a...