by Sydney Smith on Jul 09, 2014
Next Court Action for Andy Coulson? Perjury Hearing in Scotland
Now that the phone hacking trial is over, Andy Coulson has to go to court in Scotland to deal with...
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by Sydney Smith on Jul 07, 2014
Wash Times wrongly accuses man of funding ISIS, apologizes
The Washington Times wrongly accused a Saudi businessman of funding the terrorist group ISIS. The June 17 article, "Turkey’s support...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 06, 2014
Doctored Dogf**ker Photo offensive, says Australian Govt Regulator
A skit on ABC-Australia that showed a doctored photo of a reporter having sex with a dog broke the Australian...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 04, 2014
Hot Mugshot Guy Hoax: No $30K modeling contract!
It was too good to check! So many media outlet fell hook, line and sinker for a fake story claiming...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 03, 2014
Fooled twice, Deseret News gets Plagiarism Detection software
The Deseret News has started using plagiarism detecting software PlagScan to help the paper make sure it doesn't publish plagiarized...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 01, 2014
Bribery Re-Trial for Andy Coulson, Clive Goodman, Accused of Pay-Offs to Police for Info on Royals
Andy Coulson and Clive Goodman will be re-tried for two counts of bribery related to the phone hacking scandal in...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 30, 2014
‘Mistakes Happen,’ How Fake Quotes About Women Having Small Brains Got Published
In another cautionary tale about not checking facts, last month the Frederick News-Post in Maryland admitted that it published fake quotes...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 30, 2014
NPR Reports Hundreds of Children Buried in Irish Septic Tank, Posts Correction
Gore creates clicks; never mind if it's not fact checked. Hundreds of children were not discovered buried in a mass...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 29, 2014
Toronto Star Needs Newsroom Diversity
The Toronto Star needs to do more to include diversity in its newspaper, public editor Kathy English wrote earlier this...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 28, 2014
Irish children in septic tank mass graves? AP issues mass correction
The Associated Press issued a large correction to stories earlier this month that claimed Irish children staying in a Catholic...