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Editor misread article, wrote bad headline

The Oxford Mail, a daily newspaper in Oxford, England, claimed a local mayor was "forced to hand over the chains." But,…

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Japanese mag Shincho 45 to shut down after anti-LGBT article

Japanese monthly magazine Shincho 45 published an article that claimed LGBT people do not "produce children" and "lack productivity, and therefore, do…

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Fox News axes contributor after ‘reprehensible’ Christine Blasey Ford tweets

Fox News fired contributor Kevin Jackson for his offensive tweets about Dr. Christine Blasey Ford, who testified today at a…

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Christine Blasey Ford Credibility Poll Question from NYT ‘Insensitive’

The New York Times posted a Twitter poll today asking readers to say whether they believe Christine Blasey Ford, who…

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AP Deletes Tweets Calling Murder Victims Prostitutes

In the latest edition of tweets gone wrong, the Associated Press deleted a tweet because it referred to murder victims…

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New Journalistic Standards Guide for all TorStar publications

The Toronto Star and all Torstar publications have a new Journalistic  Standards Guide, public editor Kathy English reported. Torstar includes…

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Ukrainian President sues BBC over Trump meeting payment claim

The BBC claimed Ukrainian president Petro Poroshenko paid Michael Cohen hundreds of thousands of dollars to meet with Pres. Donald…

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Christine Blasey Ford Cartoon ‘Offended Many Readers,’ Indy Star admits

The Indianapolis Star "offended many readers" with a cartoon that made light of the forthcoming testimony by Dr. Christine Blasey…

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WSJ sues Contessa Bourbon for posing as WSJ Reporter

The Wall Street Journal is now suing a New York woman named Contessa Bourbon for posing as a a staff…

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Malaysian AG is not resigning; story based on Anonymous Sources Retracted

Malaysia's attorney general Tommy Thomas did not  resign, despite news reports to the contrary. Malaysia's Free Malaysia Today, an online independent…

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