by Sydney Smith on Dec 29, 2014
8 Best New York Times Corrections in 2014
In compiling our year-end corrections round-up, we realized many of our favorites this year came from the newspaper of record....
Michael Brown
by Sydney Smith on Dec 10, 2014
St Louis Post-Dispatch Cuts ‘Vile and Racist’ Readers Comments After Ferguson
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch won't allow readers to comment on opinion articles, at least for the next two months, because...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 27, 2014
NY Times Names Police Officer Darren Wilson’s Home Street, new Wife’s ID
The New York Times named the street on which Darren Wilson, the Ferguson, Missouri police officer who fatally shot Michael...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 01, 2014
W Virginia Daily Mail fires writer who called Michael Brown an ‘animal’
The Charleston, West Virginia Daily Mail fired an editorial writer for his "unfortunate, inflammatory" and "inexcusable" decision to call Michael...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 24, 2014
Church of Scientology didn’t kill Michael Brown, NYTimes corrects
Did the Church of Scientology have anything to do with the death of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri? Apparently not,...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 26, 2014
Errors in NYTimes Reporting on Darren Wilson
Darren Wilson, the police officer in Ferguson, Missouri who shot 18-year-old Michael Brown, has been the subject of numerous news...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 25, 2014
Calling Michael Brown ‘No Angel’ a ‘Blunder,’ NYTimes public editor says
It was "regrettable" that the New York Times called Michael Brown, the 18-year-old killed by a police officer in Ferguson,...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 19, 2014
Ferguson Police Officer Darren Wilson’s Home aired on TV, KSDK Apologizes for ‘Mistake’
St. Louis NBC-affiliate news KSDK identified Ferguson, Missouri police officer Darren Wilson's home in an on-air broadcast Aug. 16. Wilson's...