by Sydney Smith on Dec 06, 2017
Leonard Lopate, Jonathan Schwartz on leave after ‘allegations of inappropriate conduct’
New York public radio station WNYC put two of its hosts, Leonard Lopate and Jonathan Schwartz, on leave while it...
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by Sydney Smith on Dec 06, 2017
Iowa radio fires 2 after they called high school athletes ‘Espanol people’
Iowa radio station KIOW fired host Orin Harris and producer Holly Jane Kusserow-Smidt after they said some high school basketball...
by David W. Moore on Dec 05, 2017
How Gallup Found Conflicting Poll Results on Gun Control Laws
In November, Gallup reported that just a bare majority of Americans would rather the government approve new gun laws instead of only...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 03, 2017
MSNBC’s Joy Reid admits her old Blogposts about Crist were ‘Insensitive, Tone Deaf & Dumb’
MSNBC host and political analyst Joy Reid apologized this weekend for her 2007 to 2009 blogposts about then-Florida governor Charlie...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 03, 2017
NPR chief news editor out, CNN fires senior producer, Vice axes 3 after investigations
In recent weeks, Charlie Rose, Matt Lauer, Garrison Keillor and Mark Halperin have all lost their jobs amidst sexual misconduct allegations....
by Sydney Smith on Dec 02, 2017
Brian Ross Suspended, ABC News Errs in Anonymously Sourced Trump, Flynn Report
ABC News inaccurately reported that Donald Trump, as a presidential candidate, asked Gen. Michael Flynn to contact the Russians. The...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 30, 2017
Fox News’ Geraldo Rivera tweets sexual harassment allegations ‘may be criminalizing courtship’
Fox News' Geraldo Rivera apologized after his tweets about sexual harassment. In tweets yesterday, he claimed "news is a flirty...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 29, 2017
Garrison Keillor Fired by Minnesota Public Radio after ‘Inappropriate Behavior’ Allegation
Minnesota Public Radio fired Garrison Keillor, who created Prairie Home Companion and produces The Writer's Almanac, after allegations of "inappropriate behavior"...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 29, 2017
NBC News fires Matt Lauer after ‘inappropriate sexual behavior’ allegation
NBC News fired Matt Lauer after an allegation of sexual misconduct. NBC News chairman Andy Lack sent out a statement...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 28, 2017
Gadsden Times headline calling Roy Moore supporters homophobic ‘should never, ever have been published’
The Gadsden Times, a daily newspaper in Alabama, published an Associated Press headline calling some supporters of U.S. Senate candidate...