by Corinne Segal on Jun 15, 2011
Media spreads false ‘mass grave’ report, Will Reuters Correct?
Several news outlets falsely reported that police had found up to 30 bodies buried on a property in Liberty County,...
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by Corinne Segal on Jun 15, 2011
Wall Street Journal errs in light bulb report
A June 7 Wall Street Journal editorial contradicted its own earlier report on what choices consumers will have in buying "conventional" 100-watt light...
by Corinne Segal on Jun 08, 2011
Jeff Jarvis apologizes for critique of media
Media blogger and CUNY professor Jeff Jarvis, who appeared on CNN’s Reliable Sources June 5 stating that the amount of...
by Corinne Segal on Jun 08, 2011
First day of BBC Social Media Summit under wraps
Journalists attending the BBC Social Media Summit on May 20 discussed ways to "shift" their attitude toward social media, according...
by Corinne Segal on Jun 08, 2011
Weiner’s wife may be “partly responsible,” Chris Matthews suggests
MSNBC’s Hardball host Chris Matthews suggested June 6 that Huma Abedin, wife of Rep. Anthony Weiner, may be “partly responsible”...
by Corinne Segal on Jun 08, 2011
Fox News confuses Tina Fey with Sarah Palin
This past weekend, Fox News "mistakenly posted a picture of Tina Fey impersonating former Alaska governor Sarah Palin" in a...
by Corinne Segal on Jun 03, 2011
‘Weinergate’ Provides Forum for Media Discussion
The media’s online reporting of an alleged hack of Rep. Anthony Weiner’s social media has dissolved into gossipy back-and-forth as...