by Sydney Smith on May 01, 2019
No poll backs up Boris Johnson’s no-deal Brexit claim, Telegraph has to correct
Pro-Brexit Parliament member Boris Johnson claimed that a poll found most British people wanted a no-deal Brexit. But, that isn't...
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by Sydney Smith on Apr 30, 2019
Another UK news outlet misreported on a Brexit poll
No, poll respondents weren't "brimming with confidence" about Brexit, despite a UK Express news story in Aug. 2018. The story,...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 30, 2019
Canadian TV news adds editor’s note: customer at weed store was store’s publicist
Canadian TV news station CP24 interviewed a woman who said she was the first customer at Toronto's first marijuana store...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 30, 2019
Corrections: Impeachment, Avengers: Endgame, Jesus, Pet Otters
iMediaEthics' latest round-up of amusing or noteworthy corrections includes errors about Richard Nixon and impeachment, the newest Avengers movie, Jesus's...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 30, 2019
NYT issues 2nd statement on anti-Semitic cartoon, says ‘deeply sorry’
The New York Times has issued a second statement on the anti-Semitic cartoon its international edition published last week. The...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 29, 2019
IGN editor apologizes 9 months later for plagiarism
Nine months after being fired for plagiarism, editor Filip Miucin apologized for plagiarizing from Boomstick Gaming. Miucin's April apology was...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 29, 2019
Iran TV news aired ‘unambiguous endorsement’ of terrorist attack
A London-based Iranian TV news outlet aired an interview with a spokesperson that justified and "welcomed" a Sept. 2018 terrorist...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 28, 2019
Ukrainian president sues TV station
On the heels of a libel settlement and apology from the BBC, Ukrainian president Petro Poroshenko is now suing Ukrainian...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 27, 2019
NYT deletes ‘offensive’ anti-Semitic cartoon of Netanyahu, Trump
The New York Times published an anti-Semitic cartoon depicting Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu as a dog with a Star of David...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 27, 2019
McClatchy stands by Michael Cohen Prague stories but adds editor’s notes
Now that a redacted version of Robert Mueller's report is out, McClatchy has added an editor's note to its previous...