by Sydney Smith on Jan 22, 2017
Corrections Roundup: When Harry Met Sally, the NYPost kills someone off, and C-Span Hacked?
We're only a few weeks into the new year, but there already have been some notable and interesting corrections in...
Media Business Ethics News
by Sydney Smith on Jan 20, 2017
University of Toronto’s College Newspaper Appoints Public Editor
While news outlets like the Washington Post and Kansas City Star have lost their ombudsmen in recent years, a Canadian...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 19, 2017
No More Ombudsman at Kansas City Star, Derek Donovan switching to editorial side
After more than a decade as the Kansas City Star ombudsman, Derek Donovan is leaving that role to work on...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 18, 2017
Accused of Plagiarism, Irish Site TheLiberal.ie Sued for Copyright Infringement by 2 News Outlets
The Irish Independent and court news service CCC Nuacht are suing TheLiberal.ie for copyright infringement, claiming that the three-year-old website...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 15, 2017
Why did C-Span broadcast 10 Minutes of Russian Govt-Funded RT in sudden signal switch?
Viewers watching C-Span on its website got a sudden surprise when their TV monitors switched from the House of Representatives...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 13, 2017
‘Clock Boy’ Ahmed Mohamed’s libel lawsuits dismissed
"Clock Boy," aka Ahmed Mohamed, lost his libel lawsuit against Glenn Beck and TheBlaze over Beck's on-air comments about the...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 11, 2017
Plagiarism in 7 Monica Crowley Washington Times Columns?
Former Fox News commentator Monica Crowley plagiarized in at least seven of her Washington Times columns, CNN's Andrew Kaczynski reported....
by Sydney Smith on Jan 08, 2017
3 Viral Media Goofs in January
We're just a week into the new year, and there have already been a few high-profile flops in the news....
by Sydney Smith on Jan 06, 2017
Teen Quoted Hitler’s Mein Kampf in Yearbook, Belfast Telegraph didn’t invade privacy in report
It was fair game for the Belfast Telegraph to report that a teenager quoted from Adolf Hitler's Mein Kampf and...