by Sydney Smith on May 08, 2020
Nigerian newspaper mixed up 2 politicians, said wrong one was dead
The Sun newspaper in Nigeria reported that a former prominent politician died. But, that was a mistake. According to a...
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by Sydney Smith on May 08, 2020
Corrections: Kim Jong Un sources
1.The Daily NK, an English-language news site based in Seoul, South Korea, published a correction on a story about North...
by Sydney Smith on May 07, 2020
USA Today changes ‘did coronavirus begin in a laboratory?’ fact check
In March, USA Today published a fact check about whether coronavirus originated in a laboratory. But now, the newspaper has...
by Sydney Smith on May 06, 2020
OK to report on athlete’s weekend, not invasion of privacy, Australian Press Council says
It wasn't an invasion of privacy to report on how a retired athlete spent his weekend after not appearing at...
by Sydney Smith on May 06, 2020
OfCom rejects nearly 4k complaints over Piers Morgan coronavirus interviews
More than 3,800 people complained to the UK broadcast regulator OfCom about Piers Morgan's interviews with UK politicians. But, all...
by Sydney Smith on May 05, 2020
CNN Indonesia uses picture of actor instead of Kim Jong Un
CNN Indonesia used a photo of a South Korean actor, Hyun Bin, with a news story about North Korea's leader,...
by Sydney Smith on May 05, 2020
Don’t say ‘charged’ if case isn’t brought by authorities, press regulator says
It's wrong to use the phrase "charged" if someone has merely been accused of a crime or has not faced...
by Sydney Smith on May 05, 2020
Corrections: No Divorce Party, Live Nation ticket refunds
1.U.S.Train systems: A New York Times correction from May 1: "An article on Friday about the overnight closing of New York’s subway...
by Sydney Smith on May 04, 2020
South Dakota COVID-19 patients and other Coronavirus errors
An April 26 correction from the Associated Press: "SALT LAKE CITY – In a story April 24, 2020, about states stockpiling...
by Sydney Smith on May 04, 2020
South Africa newspaper plagiarized from Financial Times
South Africa's Sunday Times admitted a recent column plagiarized from the Financial Times. The April 19 Sunday Times column "Global...