Denver Post sportswriter tweeted Japanese win of Indy 500 made him ‘very uncomfortable,’ loses job
The Denver Post fired sportswriter Terry Frei after he tweeted it made him "very uncomfortable" that Japanese driver Takuma Sato won…
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Why so many errors in Center for Public Integrity, USA Today front-page tax reform story?
USA Today posted one doozy of a correction for a front-page story on North Carolina's taxes. In a May 9…
Why Nigerian Newspaper Premium Times Hired 7 Ombudsmen
Ombudsmen in the United States are few and far between, but abroad, news outlets are continuing to appoint people to…
Katie Hopkins tweet that got her fired? ‘We need final solution #manchester’
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Elizabeth Hurley wins Phone Hacking Settlement, Donates to Hacking Victims’ Group
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Manchester Bombing Should Have Been at Australian Broadcasting Corp? Australian news site apologizes
Conservative Australian news site The Quadrant said it would have been better if the Manchester bombing at an Ariana Grande…
OK to Publish Pre-Transition Name of Transgender Woman, Press Council Says
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Seth Rich Story Retracted from Fox News, Story ’caused deep pain and anguish’
Seth Rich, a Democratic National Committee staffer, was fatally shot in Washington D.C. last July. Fox News claimed there was…
Fake News? 2 UK Newspapers Apologize for Mouse in Protein Powder Story
Both the Manchester Evening News and the Daily Star reported that a mouse had been found inside a packet of…