by David W. Moore on Mar 07, 2013
Two Misleading Polls on the Sequester
Two recent polls come to contradictory conclusions about the public’s willingness to accept spending cuts imposed by the sequestration that...
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by Sydney Smith on Mar 04, 2013
‘Ugly’ Sorority Members? Rutgers Satire Newspaper Admits to ‘Cruel, Debasing Manner’
Rutgers University "satirical fake news" paper The Medium apologized Feb. 27 for an article "written in a cruel, debasing manner that...
by Rhonda Roland Shearer , Sydney Smith on Mar 03, 2013
Who Gave Bashid Mclean’s Mom’s Severed Head Pic to NYPost, NYDaily News? NYPD Says Not Them
Two New York newspapers published a "stomach-turning photo" of Bashid Mclean, a New York man who is accused of dismembering...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 02, 2013
Wash Post’s New Readers Rep? ‘Customer Relations Person’? NPR Ombudsman Asks
As iMediaEthics wrote yesterday, the Washington Post announced the newspaper was replacing its ombudsman position with a readers representative. Notably,...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 28, 2013
NC Newspaper: Asking for Gun Permit records was ‘Tremendous Error in Judgment’
Cherokee Scout editor Robert Horne resigned this week just days after apologizing for trying to obtain the gun records of...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 15, 2013
Sorry For $20K Payment to Jonah Lehrer says Knight Foundation
The Knight Foundation paid $20,000 for Jonah Lehrer to speak about his plagiarism and fabrication scandal earlier this week. As...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 13, 2013
‘It’s just amazing’ CNN thought I faked being mayor’ says Big Bear Lake Mayor about Chris Dorner coverage
Mayor Jay Obernolte was interviewed by CNN's Wolf Blitzer last night about the search for former Los Angeles police office...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 13, 2013
Wait! CNN Not Hoaxed? Chris Dorner Coverage Gone Wrong AGAIN?
Yesterday, CNN deleted information from its live blog on the search for former Los Angeles police officer Chris Dorner and said...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 12, 2013
CNN hoaxed by FAKE mayor, Chris Dorner Coverage Gone Wrong
CNN was hoaxed by someone posing as Big Bear Lake Mayor Jay Obernolte, according to a note on its live...