by Sydney Smith on Feb 08, 2015
Phone Hacker now a victim? Guardian pays for ‘sinister’ claims it quoted from Book
The Guardian paid former News of the World news editor James Weatherup "a four-figure sum" for repeating false claims from...
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by Sydney Smith on Feb 07, 2015
Kyrzbekistan is NOT a country, NYTimes corrects
Better bone up on former Soviet bloc countries, New York Times. The Times mistakenly reported that there is a country...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 07, 2015
A Pound’s Worth $15? NYTimes Article reported 11 Million Pounds equals $166 Million
The New York Times wrongly reported an optimistic view that £11 million is worth about $166 million. This false claim...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 07, 2015
Why did NYT Use Violent Black Male Attacker, White Female Victim image, readers ask?
Readers complained over a New York Times illustration for domestic violence that showed the female victim was white and the...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 04, 2015
Jordan pilot burning alive image from ISIS Video: Fox News Airs it, NBC News doesn’t
Fox News aired a graphic image from an ISIS propaganda video last night. Viewers were warned that the image, shown...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 04, 2015
NBC Brian Williams’ derring-do untrue, Not in Iraq helicopter crash in 2003, Apologizes
Brian Williams falsely claimed on air last week that he was in a helicopter that was shot down in 2003...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 03, 2015
Sydney Hostage Survivors Paid by Australian News Media for Interviews?
Checkbook journalism down under! Australia's Channel Nine, Channel Seven and Women's Weekly all paid hostages of the December attack on...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 03, 2015
Lindsay Lohan and Mom didn’t do cocaine together? Fox News Sued
The actress Lindsay Lohan is suing Fox News for a 2014 report saying she and her mother used cocaine together....
by Sydney Smith on Feb 03, 2015
ABC News Won’t Pay Bruce Jenner for Interview
ABC News' Diane Sawyer reportedly has secured an exclusive interview with Bruce Jenner, the stepfather of Kim Kardashian and 1976...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 01, 2015
Mirror Awards Help Hold Media Accountable; Nominations due Feb. 15
Nominations are open for this year's Mirror Awards, which shine a rare light on self-criticism in the journalism industry. "The...