by Sydney Smith on Aug 17, 2013
CNBC Corrects: George Soros Didn’t Sell JC Penney Stock [VIDEO]
CNBC incorrectly reported on air and on Twitter that billionaire George Soros sold all of his stock in J.C. Penney...
George Soros
by Sydney Smith on Apr 18, 2013
Reuters Accidentally Publishes George Soros Obituary, at least 3rd Obit Fail in the Media since 2011
Reuters accidentally published an obituary for billionaire philanthropist George Soros today, according to Jim Romenesko. The obituary included dummy text...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 03, 2011
Organization of News Ombudsmen Publishes Handbook to Advise on Ombudsman’s Role
The Organization of News Ombudsmen published a handbook for the public and its ombudsmen (also known as public editor or...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 05, 2011
NYTimes, Atlantic Both Change Stories on Occupy Wall Street in October
The New York Times and Reuters both were criticized last month for updating and changing significant aspects of their October...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 28, 2011
Are Journalists Protecting Anonymous Sources Well Enough?
Open Society Foundations fellow Christopher Soghoian opined for the New York Times Oct. 26 about protecting anonymous sources and computer...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 27, 2010
Toronto Sun Retracts Column, Apologizes to George Soros after Threat of Defamation Lawsuit
The Toronto Sun retracted a column and issued an apology to billionaire George Soros earlier this month after "receiving a...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 13, 2010
WikiLeaks Part I: What Do We Know About WikiLeaks?
The late July publication of thousands of secret U.S. documents relating to the war in Afghanistan by the mysterious website...