by Sydney Smith on Jun 15, 2016
British Men Says They Drunkenly Ended up in Syria & at Least 8 Outlets Believed Them
No, three British men didn't drunkenly end up in Syria. It seems like a no-brainer that the story was a...
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by Sydney Smith on Jun 14, 2016
2 Public Editors on Hillary Clinton ‘Clinched’ Democratic Nomination Stories
Was it fair to report that Hillary Clinton clinched the Democratic presidential nomination before several states including California and New Jersey...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 13, 2016
Emily Austen Apologizes for ‘Insensitive’ Comments after ‘Jews in Boca’ Interview
Emily Austen, the fired Fox Sports Florida sideline reporter, apologized this weekend for her comments on the "Jews in Boca,"...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 13, 2016
New York Magazine Deletes Noah Galvin’s Bryan Singer ‘Little Boy’ Comments
New York magazine deleted part of an interview after the interviewee -- actor Noah Galvin -- accused X-Men director Bryan Singer of...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 12, 2016
Hull Daily Mail Apologizes for Fake Quote about Seeing Grandmother in Cloud
The Hull Daily Mail apologized after publishing a fake quote about a woman seeing her dead grandmother's face in a...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 11, 2016
South Sudan’s Vice President Denies Writing Truth & Reconciliation Op-Ed, NYTimes Adds Editor’s Note
The New York Times added an editor's note after South Sudan's First Vice President Riek Machar denied writing an op-ed...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 11, 2016
21 Phone Hacking Lawsuits Settled by UK Mirror
UK publisher Trinity Mirror settled 21 phone-hacking lawsuits that had targeted its newspapers. "The settlements all involve undisclosed damages, costs...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 10, 2016
Sports Reporter Emily Austen’s Comments on ‘Jews in Boca’ and Mexicans Get her Cut from Fox Sports Florida
Fox Sports Florida sideline reporter Emily Austen mocked Mexican, Chinese, and Jewish people in an interview with sports site Barstool...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 10, 2016
Gawker Bankruptcy Filing & Ziff Davis Offers to Buy: Fall out from Hulk Hogan Sex Tape Verdict
Gawker Media has declared bankruptcy, Politico's Peter Sterne reported, after a Florida judge denied Gawker's request to put a stay...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 10, 2016
Arthur Kent wins ‘Dud Scud’ Libel Case: Postmedia & Don Martin to Pay $200K
Former NBC News war correspondent Arthur Kent won a libel lawsuit over a 2008 article that called him "Dud Scud"...