by Sydney Smith on Aug 28, 2012
Daily Mail Unpublishes Fake Photo of Isaac
The Daily Mail unpublished a fake photo purporting to be of Isaac, Tabloid Watch reported. The photo, which Tabloid Watch...
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by Sydney Smith on Aug 28, 2012
Fake AP Story ‘Inadvertently’ Published, News Sites Remove Sports Story
News outlets published a "test story" from the Associated Press by accident, and are now unpublishing the fake sports story. ...
by Alan Bisbort on Aug 28, 2012
Murder Is Our Business: Have We Really Evolved Since the Days of Weegee?
Commentary In the past week, a whole lot of shaking of heads has been going on in newsrooms across America...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 28, 2012
3,600 Complaints over Naked Prince Harry Pics, PCC Says; Record is 25K Complaints in 2009
Now "around 3,600" complaints have been filed with the UK Press Complaints Commission because the News Corp.-owned Sun ran the...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 27, 2012
Romney Campaign: Colorado TV News’ Interview Restrictions ‘Not How we Operate’
Denver CBS affiliate KCNC-TV 4 reporter Shaun Boyd told viewers when airing her interview with Mitt Romney that Romney put...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 26, 2012
UK PCC Gets 850+ Complaints over Prince Harry Naked Pics
As we have written, UK media outlets were asked to not run photos of Prince Harry naked, but the News...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 25, 2012
Michigan Student Newspaper Unpublishes, Clarifies Report in Settlement
University of Michigan student-run newspaper The Michigan Daily unpublished a story about Ontario Hockey League's Kitchener Rangers' "hockey recruit "...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 25, 2012
NYT Public Editor Calls for ‘Transparency, Accountability, Humility’
Arthur Brisbane's final column as New York Times public editor repeated his 2010 calls for "transparency, accountability, humility" at the...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 24, 2012
California Newspaper: No ‘Destructive’ Comments on our Facebook
The executive editor of California newspaper The Hanford Sentinel told the newspaper's Facebook fans that it will delete anyone who...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 24, 2012
BBC: Sorry for Bad Weather Forecast
The BBC's weatherman, Phillip Avery, apologized August 19 for predicting a "dry and hot day" when it ended up being...