How to report on Sudden Infant Deaths: New Guidance from the UK
For reporters covering sudden infant death syndrome, also known as cot death, there is new guidance from the UK. The…
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The New York Times published a clarification to an essay included in its 1619 Project, which focuses on the history…
Why Sacramento Bee unpublished Asian & Pacific Islanders populations map: ‘out of sync’ with current events
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Did Nate Silver Help Elect Trump? Maybe…
A recent article in the Washington Post suggested that President Donald Trump’s election may have been helped by probability forecasts…
How the Guardian decides to call an attack ‘terrorism’
The Guardian doesn't call an attack terrorism until authorities do, new Guardian readers editor Elisabeth Ribbans explained. The issue came…
Coronavirus Errors: Number of Cases, Airline Aid
National Public Radio's Morning Edition wrongly tweeted that U.S. airlines asked for a paltry $25 in aid because of coronavirus.…
Corrections: Daylight Saving Time, Frankenstein, Citizenship, Islamist v. Islamic
1.The Colchester Daily Gazette published an article in December headlined "Islamist centre's pub conversion set for approval." But, the UK…
BBC: OK to call Brexit rally ‘very white’
It was OK for BBC host Geeta Guru-Murthy to call a Brexit rally "very white," the BBC itself concluded last…
Coronavirus errors: More news media corrections include how to disinfect
NPR's March 13 correction: "In an update of this post on March 12, the total number of world cases was…
Tavis Smiley must pay $1.5 million to PBS, jury found he broke morals clause
Talk show host Tavis Smiley broke Public Broadcasting Service's morals clause and now must pay $1.5 million to the network,…