Robert Durst is ‘a member of band’? AP confuses accused murderer with Fred Durst, Limp Bizkit Frontman
It was a pop culture mash-up in the Associated Press newsroom when the editors , preusumably asleep at the switch,…
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Was GermanWings Crash Cartoon Insensitive? Readers Complain, Paper Defends
The Globe and Mail defended an editorial cartoon on the March 24 Germanwings plane crash in the Alps. The cartoon…
After scandals, 4 Public Editors hired by Asahi Shimbun, Japan’s 2nd largest newspaper
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Stuff news deeply regrets ‘any suggestion’ NZ Businessman was unethical, Hits delete
Did a New Zealand-born former billionaire act unethically in Kenya? A New Zealand news site, Stuff.co.nz, originally published this claim…
Fmr. News of the World Reporter’s Bribery Conviction Thrown Out
A former News of the World journalist convicted of bribing a public official has had his conviction thrown out, the…
Are white actors unemployed because of ‘ethnic castings’ for TV Pilots? Deadline apologizes
A coalition of national Latino, African American, Asian American and Native American groups issued a statement denouncing entertainment news site…
Poll: Does the public really support Iran Nuclear agreement it also thinks won’t work?
If we didn’t know better, we might read recent media poll results and think the American public is downright stupid.…
Did Buzzfeed fake Nola reporter’s quotes about transgender murder victim?
The Times-Picayune was criticized last month for calling murdered transgender woman, Penny Proud, a man in a story on the…
NPR Expands Ethics Code after Conflict of Interest incident
NPR expanded its ethics code to require anyone who works for NPR -- not just the news division -- and…
Public Editor: Toronto Star can say ‘Dentists are frightening’
The Ontario Press Council ruled that it was OK for Toronto Star columnist Heather Mallick to say "even the kindest…