by Sydney Smith on Aug 14, 2012
Fareed Zakaria: Accusation of Quote-Lifting ‘Totally Bogus’
Fareed Zakaria has been accused of lifting a quote for his 2008 book The Post-American World from a 2005 book by Clyde...
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by Sydney Smith on Aug 09, 2012
Michigan TV News Apologizes, Reporter Fired For Not Disclosing ‘Connection to’ Story
Michigan Fox-affiliate Fox 17 apologized and fired a reporter for "failing to disclose his connections to" the subject of his...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 07, 2012
Tennessee Newspaper Subpoenaed for Anonymous Commenters’ Identities
The Shelby County Commission is subpoenaing The Commercial Appeal for "the identities of anonymous commenters on its website," the newspaper...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 07, 2012
$3 Million Libel Verdict ‘Struck Down,’ Judge says No ‘Actual Malice’ in Newspaper the Virginian-Pilot’s Story
As we wrote earlier, daily Virginia newspaper the Virginian-Pilot was found guilty of libel and ordered to pay $3 million...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 04, 2012
Wash Post Fact Checker Glenn Kessler: ‘I Prefer to Stick with non-WaPo Content’
We heard back from Glenn Kessler, the columnist for the Washington Post's Fact Checker. Kessler was recently awash in controversy....
by Sydney Smith on Jul 31, 2012
WaPo Ombuds Defends 4 Front-Page Pix of James Holmes
Washington Post readers complained that the newspaper's publishing four front-page pictures of James Holmes gave "attention" or "potential for copycats,"...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 31, 2012
Jonah Lehrer Resigns from New Yorker, Admits Fake Bob Dylan Quotes
Jonah Lehrer resigned from the New Yorker yesterday after being busted for fake Bob Dylan quotes in his book Imagine,...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 30, 2012
Connecticut SPJ Revokes Paresh Jha’s 1st Place Award, Announces Results of Fabrication Investigation
The Connecticut SPJ announced the results of an "independent review" into articles by fired New Canaan News reporter Paresh Jha....
by Sydney Smith on Jul 29, 2012
Fake NYT Bill Keller Op-Ed on WikiLeaks Circulates
A fake op-ed defending WikiLeaks purporting to written by former New York Times executive editor Bill Keller is circulating. Keller...