by Danielle Elliot on Dec 14, 2009
The Skinny on the Fat Murderer Hoax: Media Need to Update Stories
When a story catches international attention, but turns out to be a hoax, should media update and clarify original stories...
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by Danielle Elliot on Dec 12, 2009
Calling Out The Washington Post for Tiger Woods Coverage
We do not wish to continue beating the Tiger Woods drum. The tabloids and even some mainstream media have done...
by Molika Ashford on Nov 09, 2009
Gene Weingarten Notes Serious Issues Behind Washington Post Scuffle
In simultaneously lighthearted and deeply felt take on last week’s Washington Post fisticuffs, Gene Weingarten, an editor and humor columnist...
by Molika Ashford on Nov 03, 2009
Speed Vs. Accuracy: Recent Chamber of Commerce Hoax Reopens The Debate
The prank-press conference held last week by farcical activists the Yes Men has reopened the “speed versus accuracy” debate, an...
by Katie Rolnick on Oct 31, 2009
Is October National Hoax Month?
Apparently, October is National Hoax Month -- or so it would seem, given the proliferation of fraudulent stories that appeared...
by Molika Ashford on Oct 27, 2009
Fact-Checking Media Matters’s claim: Fox & Friends’ Wrong On Two Polling Questions?
MediaMatters.org, a progressive website dedicated to correcting conservative misinformation in the U.S. media, brought up two instances of bad poll...
by Molika Ashford on Oct 24, 2009
Reuters Falls For Chamber Of Commerce Hoax: Says Report Could Have Affected Markets
Reuters (and subsequently The New York Times and Washington Post) fell for a hoax press release issued by the farcical...
by Katie Rolnick on Oct 14, 2009
Fact-Checking the Press: The White House as Watchdog
It seems the White House has taken on a new role: fact checker. But they're not just keeping tabs on...
by Katie Rolnick on Oct 07, 2009
Washington Post Responds to Criticisms of New Social Media Guidelines
A few days ago, we wrote about the Washington Post's new social media guidelines. As we noted then, the response...
by Molika Ashford on Oct 05, 2009
Mainstream Press Chides Itself: We Should Pay More Attention to Right-Wing Media
First the Washington Post’s ombudsman, and now the New York Times’ own public editor have weighed in: Their own papers,...