BBC Twitter Headline Prompts Complaint about Accuracy, BBC Trust Rules ‘Not Sufficiently Precise’
Even Twitter headlines can be subject to inaccurate complaints. The BBC Trust's Editorial Standards Committee ruled in an Oct. 30…
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Polish Editor Resigns, Newspaper Apologizes for Story Claiming Explosives Caused Plane Crash
After publishing an article claiming explosives led to a 2010 plane crash, Polish newspaper Rzeczpospolita was accused of sensationalism and…
Hartford Courant Reporter Resigns, Newspaper Apologizes after ‘Similarities’ to Other Outlets’ Work
Hartfort Courant reporter Hillary Federico resigned earlier this month after the newspaper found her articles had "strong similarities" to other…
MSNBC’s Chris Matthews: Sorry for Sandy, U.S. Presidential Election Comments
MSNBC's Chris Matthews apologized Nov. 7 for commenting during the 2012 Presidential Election coverage that he was "glad" about Hurricane…
Mail on Sunday Didn’t Disclose Photo was Illustration, Unpublishes after PCC Complaint
The UK Mail on Sunday unpublished a photo and added a disclosure that a photo was an "illustration" after a…
Kenyan Journalists Trained on Ethics, Reporting on Elections
Kenyan journalists were trained on "media ethics, election reporting and audience-led reporting" last month, according to a UNESCO report. UNESCO,…
Why the Poll Doubters Could Have Been Right – Look at Gallup
In the final days before the election, some major conservative pundits – such as Michael Barone in the Washington Examiner,…
Greek Editor Arrested, Acquitted for Publishing List of Bank Accounts
Greek magazine editor Kostas Vaxevanis was arrested and later acquitted over accusations that his magazine Hot Doc broke "Greece's data…
ABC News Calls for $1 Billion ‘Pink Slime’ Libel Lawsuit to be Dismissed
ABC News is defending its "pink slime" comments as "imaginative expression" and "rhetorical hyperbole," Courthouse News Service reported.
More Sandy Errors: NYPost Unpublishes Anonymously-Sourced Sandy Story, NYT Corrects Live Blog on New Jersey Rules for Getting Gas
The New York Post unpublished an Oct. 31 story reporting that "Mayor Bloomberg will announce later today that passenger cars…