HBO’s Silicon Valley Actor calls out Salon for Error
The news website Salon better double-check IMDB next time. Actor Kumail Nanjiani of HBO's Silicon Valley called out Salon for…
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Don’t say Germanwings Pilot Committed Suicide, NPR advises
National Public Radio advised its staff against using the word "suicide" to describe Germanwings pilot Andrea Lubitz, who crashed a…
Why Toronto Star didn’t ID 15-yr-old Canadian Diplomat’s son as Miami murder suspect
Canadian and American news outlets named the minor-aged son of a Canadian diplomat charged with two counts of felony murder.…
Palestinians are ‘Worthless Subhuman Beasts?’ Times of Israel Unpublishes ‘Malicious Hoax’ attributed to Real Lawyer
The Times of Israel unpublished an article calling Palestinians "worthless subhuman beasts and vermin." The article went on to claim…
Nancy Reagan didn’t back Hillary Clinton, Bloomberg Politics duped
Bloomberg Politics fell for a hoax story saying Nancy Reagan is backing Hillary Clinton in a bid for president in…
BuzzFeed reinstates unpublished critical story about Dove ad campaign
Why did BuzzFeed unpublish a blogpost that criticizes Dove soap, a big BuzzFeed advertiser? Gawker reported last night that an…
Why did Boston Judge Ban WHDH-TV Cameraman from Aaron Hernandez Trial?
Boston's Channel 7 WHDH-TV was called out by a Massachusetts judge in the Aaron Hernandez murder trial for "juror harassment."…
NYT Defends posting violent Walter Scott Shooting video, victim’s criminal record
New York Times public editor Margaret Sullivan defended the Times' coverage of the shooting of Walter Scott. "I see nothing…
Cop who Sold Milly Dowler story to Sun gets 18 months in jail, What about reporters who paid?
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