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Gadsden Times headline calling Roy Moore supporters homophobic ‘should never, ever have been published’

The Gadsden Times, a daily newspaper in Alabama, published an Associated Press headline calling some supporters of U.S. Senate candidate…

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New York Times denies ‘normalizing neo-Nazi views’ after profile of ‘white nationalist’

The New York Times outraged many readers and was accused of "normalizing neo-Nazi views and behavior." How? The Times published…

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Crain’s Chicago Business is ‘Pulling the Plug’ on Online Comments

Crain's Chicago Business will no longer allow readers to post comments. The site announced it is "pulling the plug on…

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How to report on deaths? UK press regulator releases guidance

How should the media report on deaths? The UK press regulator Independent Press Standards Organization addressed that question last week…

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Echo, Metro and Mail Online Hit Delete on Stories about Man Claiming to be Father of Heir to £1 billion

The UK Echo, Metro and Mail Online reported on a man who, after a decade-long legal fight, had "proved" that…

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SB Nation, Baseball Prospectus Published Blogger masquerading as man

The baseball blogger Ryan Schultz isn't a married man with two children; in fact, the person behind the name is…

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Northern Territory Australia Newspaper Caused Distress with Front-Page Photo, Story on Boys’ Deaths

Earlier this year, two Australian boys died in a car accident. The NT News, a News Corp. Australia-owned newspaper for…

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Oregon Coach Willie Taggart didn’t turn down Ole Miss football gig?

Sports news site SB Nation reported that Univ. of Oregon Ducks football coach Willie Taggart turned down a job offer…

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PBS drops Charlie Rose after sexual misconduct allegations

PBS just announced it is done working with Charlie Rose. PBS broadcast Rose's program Charlie Rose, which premiered in 1991 on…

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Charlie Rose fired by CBS for ‘extremely disturbing & intolerable behavior’

CBS News fired Charlie Rose today, less than 24 hours after the Washington Post reported that eight women accused him…

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