by Sydney Smith on Jul 12, 2013
Silvio Berlusconi’s Panorama Magazine Hoaxed: He’s NOT Running for NYC Office
Italian magazine Panorama was tricked by a satirical Andy Borowitz story claiming that Silvio Berlusconi was going to run for...
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by David W. Moore on Jul 12, 2013
Conflicting Polls? Don’t Blame the Public! (or Excuse Pollsters)
In a recent blog post, HuffPost Pollster noted apparent conflicts in polling on abortion (for a better example than the...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 11, 2013
Yachting World Wrong, Boat Owner NOT a Cocaine Smuggler, Pays for Libel
UK boating magazine Yachting World must pay Nicholas Tristram Cokes, the owner of a well-known catamaran Orinoco Flo, a "substantial"...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 10, 2013
Media Fails in Nelson Mandela Reporting?
Last month, former South African president Nelson Mandela returned to the hospital. Because of the intense interest in his health...
by London Shearer Allen on Jul 09, 2013
Forbes Publishes Fake Photo of Queen Elizabeth at US Open
Days after a huge tennis victory for the British Isles, Forbes published an article titled "What Would US Open Tickets...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 08, 2013
Fake Photo Showed Bogus Error, Milwaukee WTMJ-TV TV DIDN’T make NSFW Typo
A fake photo was circulating that purported to show a Milwaukee TV news error. The picture appeared to be a...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 07, 2013
Proposed Ethics Code for Sri Lanka’s Media Dropped after Complaints
Sri Lankan journalists won't have to abide by a government-proposed ethics code after all, the Colombo Gazette reported. The country's...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 06, 2013
Toronto Star Libel Trial, Sued for Bed and Breakfast Worker Story
The Toronto Star and its reporter Dale Brazao were defending a 2008 story against a libel lawsuit last month. According...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 05, 2013
AP Guidelines: Don’t Get Info ‘at the expense of someone’s safety’
The Associated Press recommends that its journalists consider the possibility of "danger" in reporting. Using information from social media, especially...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 04, 2013
UK Observer Unpublishes ‘Secret European Deals’ Story, ‘Concerns raised’ about source
The UK Observer unpublished a story claiming there were "secret European deals to hand over private data to America." The...