by Sydney Smith on Oct 22, 2016
News UK Fires Mazher Mahmood, the Fake Sheikh, after 15 month prison sentence
News UK fired its undercover reporter Mazher Mahmood, known as the fake sheikh, after he was sentenced to 15 months...
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by Sydney Smith on Oct 14, 2016
Fox Business Network’s Lou Dobbs says sorry for tweeting personal info of Jessica Leeds, Trump accuser
Lou Dobbs, a Fox Business Network anchor, apologized on Twitter for sharing the phone number and address of Jessica Leeds,...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 10, 2016
Billy Bush suspended over Trump Access Hollywood tape
NBC's Today show suspended host Billy Bush, former president George H.W. Bush's nephew and cousin to former president George W. Bush...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 10, 2016
Weather Channel Anchor says Children in Haiti eat Trees in Hurricane Matthew Coverage, Apologizes
The Weather Channel's Jennifer Delgado apologized after saying that Haitian children eat trees. What prompted her inaccurate comments? Delgado was talking...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 08, 2016
Welsh Editor Fined for Naming 17-Year-Old Charged for Crashing a Boat
A Welsh editor, Thomas Sinclair of the Pembrokeshire Herald, was fined after he named a minor who was charged after he...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 07, 2016
Why Honolulu Civil Beat Published Video of Mayor’s ‘Profanity-Laced Toast’
The Honolulu Civil Beat published a video of Hawai'i Island Mayor Billy Kenoi giving a "profanity-laced toast" that showed him...
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BuzzFeed Hacked after story IDing OurMine Hacker, ‘Several Posts’ Edited
The secretive hacking group known as OurMine sabotaged BuzzFeed's website and changed "several posts" on Oct. 5, BuzzFeed reported yesterday. According...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 05, 2016
Fox News’ Jesse Watters apologizes after Asian American Journalists Association complaint over election segment ‘rife with racist stereotypes’
The Asian American Journalists Association called for Fox News to apologize for a segment that was "rife with racist stereotypes,...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 29, 2016
Portland’s KGW, reporter Chris Willis apologize for offensive comments in Magid interview
Portland, Oregon reporter Chris Willis, who works for NBC-affiliate KGW (Channel 8), and his boss, executive news director Rick Jacobs,...