by Sydney Smith on May 21, 2012
Zambian Prez Sues Newspaper, Radio Station for Defamation
Zambia's president, Michael Sata, has called for a retraction of a May 16 Daily Nation story he called defamatory, Zambian...
Political Reporting Ethics News
by Sydney Smith on May 19, 2012
National Review Corrects, Apologizes, Unpublishes Incorrect Plagiarism Story
National Review apologized, corrected and unpublished a story accusing Massachusetts Senate candidate Elizabeth Warren of plagiarism, the Huffington Post reported....
by David W. Moore on May 18, 2012
CBS/NYTimes Poll Skews the Presidential Vote Question
Asking respondents who they will vote for in the presidential election several months away is a bit problematic. A lot...
by Sydney Smith on May 15, 2012
Huffington Post, Mediaite Correct Stories Based on Tweet from Fake NC Governor Account
The Huffington Post and Mediaite both were hoaxed by a spoof Twitter account purporting to belong to North Carolina governor Bev...
by Sydney Smith on May 14, 2012
Former PM Gordon Brown Denies Rebekah Brooks Leveson Claims
Former UK prime minister Gordon Brown issued a "strongly worded statement" denying former News International CEO Rebekah Brooks' statement at...
by Sydney Smith on May 08, 2012
MSNBC Airs ‘Prostitute’ Banner with Sarkozy Clip
MSNBC showed a banner reading "Prostitute Speaks" over a clip of French president Nicolas Sarkozy, Mediaite reported. Media Bistro's TV...
by Sydney Smith on May 05, 2012
Ellen Show Takes Down Video with ‘Not Correct or Current’ Claims about Mayor Cory Booker
The Ellen DeGeneres Show took a video segment embellishing claims about Newark, New Jersey mayor Cory Booker off its website,...
by Sydney Smith on May 04, 2012
Malaysian Newspaper Apologizes, Retracts Story Reporting Wrong Quote, Politician May Sue for Libel
Malaysian newspaper The New Straits Times issued a substantial retraction and apology May 3 for a May 2 article headlined "Observer...
by David W. Moore on Apr 26, 2012
The Myth of Voter Volatility – Caused More by Polls than Voters
In a recent appearance on PBS’ The News Hour, David Brooks predicted that the election campaign this year would be...