California newspaper hoaxed by fake letter
The Malibu Times published a hoax letter to the editor, a retraction on its website admits. The letter, "Some Praise"…
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New Regulatory body for UK media IPSO launches
The UK regulator the Press Complaints Commission will be replaced effective today with the new independent Press Standards Organisation, aka…
‘Almost all the blacks in his book are victims,’ Economist said in review, hides byline
The Economist apologized and retracted a book review that criticized the book for its negative portrayal of white and black…
ISIS Beheadings Staged? Al Jazeera Unpublishes, Retracts ‘Inaccurate’ Story
Al Jazeera unpublished an article claiming U.S. journalists James Foley and Steven Sotloff's beheadings were staged. The terrorist group ISIS…
It’s NFL Washington, no longer ‘derogatory’ Redskins for NY Daily News
The New York Daily News has joined news organizations boycotting the name of the NFL's Washington Redskins. In a Sept.…
Steven Sotloff Beheading; Which Newspapers used images from video?
Even though Twitter threatened to suspend users who posted images or video from the beheading video of U.S. journalist James…
NHL’s Sidney Crosby NOT Arrested in Ottawa, Canada’s QMI Retracts Story
Canada's QMI Agency, which is Sun Media's national news wire, wrongly reported NHL player Sidney Crosby of the Pittsburgh Penguins…
What’s up now with NPR’s Ombudsman Position?
Edward Schumacher-Matos's term as NPR ombudsman was supposed to end this summer but it has been extended through September while…
NYT used one image from ‘despicable’ Steven Sotloff beheading video, Revealed he was Jewish
The New York Times only used one image of terrorist group ISIS's video showing the beheading of journalist Steven Sotloff,…
Times of India Requires Access to Journalists’ Social Media accounts?
The Times of India's new social media policy has gained some attention for going too far in restricting journalists and…