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NBC News corrects Trump Robert E. Lee ‘incredible’ tweet

NBC News tweeted that Pres. Donald Trump called Robert E. Lee "incredible" during an Oct. 12 rally in Ohio. But,…

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Why NPR doesn’t call Christine Blasey Ford ‘Dr. Ford’

NPR doesn't call Christine Blasey Ford "Dr." when reporting on her or her allegations against now-Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh.…

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Cleveland.com’s new ‘right to be forgotten’ program removes names from some expunged crime stories

In the European Union, the "Right to Be Forgotten" allows people to request Google remove links to stories that they…

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Reporter Fired for MAGA Hat Covering Donald Trump Rally

Minnesota NBC-affiliate KTTC fired multimedia reporter Jim Bunner for wearing a "Make America Great Again" hat when he was reporting…

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USA Today’s Brett Kavanaugh basketball story edited, gets opinion label

USA Today published an article saying Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh "should stay off basketball courts for now when kids…

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7 years after News of the World closed, publisher still settling hacking claims

The UK News of the World has been shut down for more than seven years now, but the newspaper's publisher,…

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Washington Times retracts Seth Rich op-ed

Nearly seven months after publication, the Washington Times retracted an op-ed about Seth Rich, the former Democratic National Committee staffer…

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Gallup Says “Republican Party Favorability Highest in Seven Years” – Really?

It may seem surprising that a Gallup poll last week (before the Brett Kavanaugh/Dr. Christine Blasey Ford hearings) reported the…

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WashPost adds editor’s note on child molester article, says man had ‘sex with’ child instead of rape

The Washington Post's article about the rape and impregnation of a 10-year-old girl originally said the perpetrator had sex with…

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Is Location of Suicide Too Much Info to Publish?

Best practices for reporting on suicide dictate that journalists shouldn't provide too much information about how someone died. But does…

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