by Sydney Smith on Feb 12, 2012
WaPo Corrects Errors in its Article on Errors in Textbooks
The Washington Post published a Dec. 18 article about errors in Virginia textbooks. Since the article's publication, though, the Post has...
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by Sydney Smith on Feb 08, 2012
WaPo Photo Editor on ‘Composite Exposure’ Photo
In mid-January, the Washington Post addressed reader concerns about a Jan. 13 front-page photo. According to the Post photography director...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 31, 2012
WaPo Public Editor Apologizes for Wrong Blogpost Critical of WaPo
The Washington Post's public editor, Patrick Pexton, apologized Jan. 23 for an inaccurate Jan. 20 blogpost in which he criticized...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 25, 2012
Ecuador’s President Says WashPost is Unethical
Ecuador's president Rafael Correa accused the Washington Post of bias, "lack of ethics and professionalism," Prensa Latina reported Jan. 18....
by Sydney Smith on Jan 01, 2012
Washington Post Had 875 Print Corrections in 2011
Meanwhile, Washington Post' public editor Patrick Pexton reported that the newspaper ran 875 print corrections in 2011, the lowest number of...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 26, 2011
Washington DC Afffiliate Corrects, Apologizes for Lifting WashPost Paragraphs
Washington, D.C. CBS-affiliate WUSA unpublished this week a story that reportedly plagiarized from the Washington Post, Poynter's Julie Moos reported....
by Sydney Smith on Dec 16, 2011
Whoops! Washington Post Publishes Christopher Hitchens Obit with Placeholder Text?
Whoops? The Washington Post apparently jumped the gun on its Dec. 16 obituary for writer Christopher Hitchens and published an...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 12, 2011
1500 Complaints over Washington Post headline? WaPo Corrects after E-mail Campaign
The Washington Post corrected a photo gallery's headline and sub-headline after the newspaper's public editor received at least 1,500 complaints,...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 26, 2011
At Least 4 Ombudsmen Address Reporting on Sandusky Allegations
At least four ombudsman or readers' editors addressed standards in reporting related to the accusations of sexual assault by former...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 31, 2011
WashPost on Kitten Photo from Oakland Protests
The Washington Post defended its publication of a photo of a police officer petting a cat at the Occupy Wall...