by Sydney Smith on Aug 01, 2012
Twitter Apologizes after ‘Encouraging’ NBC Complaint about a Journalist’s Tweet
Earlier this week, Twitter suspended the account of Independent journalist Guy Adams for tweeting the email address of NBC Olympics...
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by Sydney Smith on Aug 01, 2012
TMZ Retracts Janet Jackson Story
TMZ retracted a July story claiming singer Janet Jackson slapped her niece Paris Jackson, the daughter of Michael Jackson. and...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 31, 2012
WaPo Ombuds Defends 4 Front-Page Pix of James Holmes
Washington Post readers complained that the newspaper's publishing four front-page pictures of James Holmes gave "attention" or "potential for copycats,"...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 31, 2012
CNN: Sorry for ‘Stupid Girls’ Song before Sarah Palin
CNN apologized for playing Pink's song "Stupid Girls" "as an intro into a report about" Sarah Palin, The Hollywood Reporter...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 31, 2012
Jonah Lehrer Resigns from New Yorker, Admits Fake Bob Dylan Quotes
Jonah Lehrer resigned from the New Yorker yesterday after being busted for fake Bob Dylan quotes in his book Imagine,...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 30, 2012
Connecticut SPJ Revokes Paresh Jha’s 1st Place Award, Announces Results of Fabrication Investigation
The Connecticut SPJ announced the results of an "independent review" into articles by fired New Canaan News reporter Paresh Jha....
by Wasim Ahmad on Jul 30, 2012
May I Have Your Name, Sir? How Important is it for Photojournalists to Ask for Names?
While decisions about what photographs to run are up to editors, what are the responsibilities of the photojournalist to name...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 29, 2012
Fake NYT Bill Keller Op-Ed on WikiLeaks Circulates
A fake op-ed defending WikiLeaks purporting to written by former New York Times executive editor Bill Keller is circulating. Keller...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 28, 2012
ABC News Prez on James Holmes-Tea Party Error, ABC News Adds Editor’s Note to ‘Spitting’ article
ABC News' president Ben Sherwood apologized for ABC News' Brian Ross' wrong report linking the Aurora, Colorado Dark Knight Rises...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 28, 2012
Last Idaho Bison Killed? The Wildlife News Retracts, Apologizes
Wildlife news site The Wildlife News apologized and retracted a July 26 story claiming the state of Idaho killed a...