by Sydney Smith on May 03, 2017
NBC-affiliate reporter tweets N-word in direct message to source, resigns
Valerie Hoff, a news reporter and anchor for Atlanta NBC-affiliate WXIA 11Alive, used the N-word in a Twitter direct message...
Atlanta
by Sydney Smith on Oct 17, 2015
Atlanta Radio Station Fires Host Steve McCoy for Claiming Old Donald Trump Interview was New
NewsRadio 106.7 fired host Steve McCoy after he claimed he recently interviewed Donald Trump even though he didn't. Instead, he...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 01, 2014
Sons weren’t near dead teen Kendrick Johnson, Parents sue Ebony Mag
Ebony magazine is facing a $5 million libel lawsuit over 2013 reports by Frederic Rosen about the death of 17-year-old...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 10, 2014
No ‘Ebola Outbreak in Atlanta,’ Yahoo News’ Twitter hacked
Yahoo News' Twitter account was hacked this afternoon and a fake tweet claiming there was an "Ebola outbreak in Atlanta"...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 07, 2014
Source lied about his HIV story, Washington Post unpublishes
The Washington Post unpublished 2,000 words of an article about HIV diagnoses after learning its source made up his story....
by Sydney Smith on Jun 04, 2012
Public Editor Role Ended at Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution is ending its public editor position, according to a May 25 column by its outgoing public editor...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 29, 2011
Richard Jewell Libel Lawsuit against Atlanta Journal-Constitution Dismissed
A libel lawsuit against the Atlanta Journal-Constitution for its stories linking Richard Jewell to the 1996 Olympic bombing has been...