by Sydney Smith on Jun 22, 2011
NBC: We Shouldn’t Have Cut the Pledge of Allegiance
NBC apologized for editing out the phrase "one nation under God" from a recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance during...
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by Sydney Smith on Jun 19, 2011
Did Media Hype ‘Gang Violence’ in Boston Memorial Day Wkend?
Based on stories from Boston newspapers Boston Globe and Boston Herald and the UK Daily Mail, one might believe serious gang violence...
by Corinne Segal on Jun 15, 2011
Media spreads false ‘mass grave’ report, Will Reuters Correct?
Several news outlets falsely reported that police had found up to 30 bodies buried on a property in Liberty County,...
by Corinne Segal on Jun 15, 2011
Wall Street Journal errs in light bulb report
A June 7 Wall Street Journal editorial contradicted its own earlier report on what choices consumers will have in buying "conventional" 100-watt light...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 05, 2011
NYT: We Didn’t Hack E-mail for Story about SEC case against Goldman Sachs VP
Reuters' Felix Salmon, Gawker's John Cook, and attorney Maxwell Kennerly questioned the New York Times' methods for obtaining e-mails cited...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 05, 2011
Shepard Smith at Fox News Ends Interview after Interviewee’s Conflict of Interest Revealed?
Mediaite reported that Fox News's Shepard Smith apparently ended an interview after learning that the interviewee, Symantic group president Francis...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 02, 2011
Stowe Boyd on Bloomberg’s new social media policy: Is it ‘Almost Offensive’?
According to Stowe Boyd's early May blogpost, Bloomberg's new social media policy "is almost offensive." Boyd noted that Bloomberg's social...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 01, 2011
Lulz Boat Member Interview–Explains Hacking of PBS Website & Posting Fake Story
Forbes' Parmy Olson posted an interview with a member of Lulz Boat, the group of hackers that claimed responsibility in hacking PBS's...
by Sydney Smith on May 31, 2011
NBC Paid Licensing Fee, Hoax Pregnancy Teen Paid $150 For Footage
An attorney for Gaby Rodriguez, the Washington teenager who hoaxed her own pregnancy for six months as part of a...