by Sydney Smith on Dec 13, 2013
Huff Post Geography Fail, Says Hawaii an ‘Independent Country’
Someone over at Huffington Post needs a brush-up lesson on geography. In an article on Bill Murray and Emma Stone's...
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by Sydney Smith on Dec 08, 2013
MSNBC: ‘No News Value’ to Newtown School Shooting 911 Tapes
911 calls placed during last year's mass shooting of children at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut were released...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 07, 2013
Hartford TV News Won’t Report from Newtown on Sandy Hook Shooting Anniversary
Hartford, Connecticut TV news channel WFSB announced that it wouldn't report from Newtown, Connecticut to cover the anniversary of last year's...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 06, 2013
7 News Outlets Hoaxed by Fake Paul Walker Social Media Posts
Fast & Furious star Paul Walker was killed in a car crash last weekend. Since his death, at least two...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 02, 2013
Woman didn’t have Foot Amputated so she could wear high heels, NYPost wrong, she says
Mariah Serrano, a Long Island resident, called out the New York Post for sensationalizing and lying about the reason for her...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 28, 2013
NYT Won’t Unpublish Palestinian Mother Photo
The New York Times public editor Margaret Sullivan explained why the Times left a photo up despite complaints. Sullivan earlier...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 27, 2013
Ryanair Gets ANOTHER libel settlement, UK Independent Apologizes
The UK Independent apologized in a libel settlement to low-cost Dublin, Ireland-based airline Ryanair for its Aug. 7 article “Low-fuel flights...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 25, 2013
NYT Admits Photo of Palestinian mother was a Bad Call, Received 100s of Complaints
The New York Times admitted it shouldn't have used a picture of a Palestinian mother with a story about the...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 24, 2013
$5K for Drunk Rob Ford Video NOT Checkbook Journalism says Toronto Star Public Editor
The Toronto Star's public editor Kathy English defended the Star's payment of $5,000 for a video of an intoxicated Rob...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 23, 2013
Monster Tortoise a Hoax: Fake, Photo from a 2006 Japanese Movie
A fake photo and story claiming that an 800-pound tortoise was discovered in the Amazon River has been making the...