by Sydney Smith on Mar 11, 2020
CBC: OK to ‘interpret’ Don Cherry comments
Hockey analyst Don Cherry was fired from Sportsnet last year over his comments about immigrants, but the network just now...
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by Sydney Smith on Mar 11, 2020
Calgary Herald sent ‘strong message’ with apology over drunk Tonto cartoon
The Calgary Herald appropriately responded to criticism of an "inappropriate" cartoon showing the Lone Ranger character Tonto apparently drunk at...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 09, 2020
Kentucky editor fired for outing coworker’s source?
WAVE-3 , a Louisville, Kentucky NBC-affiliate, fired assignment editor Aaron Ellis after he apparently outed another reporter's source. According to...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 07, 2020
Corrections: Where is Yellowstone? Ryan Newman’s daughters, Holocaust quote
1. Wrong captions: A common type of error in the news is the misidentification of people in photos or stories....
by Sydney Smith on Mar 06, 2020
Now Bangor Daily News apologizes for Tonto cartoon
The Bangor Daily News in Maine has now apologized for publishing the comic strip Close to Home, which showed the...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 05, 2020
Coronavirus Corrections: Roundup
A roundup of noteworthy corrections from news outlets reporting on coronavirus. 1. Newsweek said that the fatality rate for coronavirus...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 02, 2020
Chris Matthews retires, admits ‘compliments on a woman’s appearance’ were ‘never OK’
Chris Matthews announced his retirement today effective immediately, a week after he apologized on air to Sen. Bernie Sanders for...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 02, 2020
Correction: Milwaukee Shooting, Abortion rights, Harvey Weinstein’s inmate number
1. Milwaukee Shooting Erors: On Feb. 26, there was a shooting at the Molson Cooprs campus in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. USA...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 29, 2020
Calgary Herald: Sorry for Tonto drunk cartoon
The Calgary Herald apologized after a cartoon offended readers. The cartoon, from the Close to Home strip by John McPherson,...