by Sydney Smith on Mar 19, 2015
CNN, Chinese news sites hoaxed: Singapore’s 1st PM not Dead
CNN falsely reported on its breaking news Twitter account @cnnbrk that Singapore's first prime minister Lee Kuan Yew died, Mediaite...
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by Sydney Smith on Mar 18, 2015
Dispute: Fmr Mail Writer James King accuses MailOnline of ‘Dishonesty,’ Mail Denies it
Former DailyMail.com reporter James King accused the publication of training him to steal other publications' work and make purposeful errors....
by Sydney Smith on Mar 17, 2015
LA Police Shootout, Suspect Wounding Broadcast Live, CBS KCBS-TV Apologizes
Los Angeles CBS-affiliate KCBS showed a live graphic video of police and a kidnapping suspect exchanging gunshots, Mediaite reported. KCBS...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 16, 2015
Michigan State U student paper brought ‘down image of black males on campus’
The State News, the independent newspaper for Michigan State University, apologized for publishing a photo showing a black male giving...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 15, 2015
Russian State News Fakes Photo of Arrested Governor
Russian news agency RIA Novosti admitted it published a fake photograph of a governor named Alexander Khoroshavin, English-language Russian newspaper...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 14, 2015
NPR Talk-show host Diane Rehm’s right-to-die advocacy went too far
Talk-show host Diane Rehm's advocacy for the right-to-die cause went too far. Rehm who hosts her namesake talk-show broadcast on...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 13, 2015
World Press Photo 1st Prize had ‘serious distortion of reality’
The World Press Photo contest took away this year's first prize award after discovering the photographer "misrepresented the location of...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 12, 2015
National Post To Pay Climate Scientist After Libeling Him, Supreme Court Rules
The National Post must pay climate scientist Andrew Weaver 50,000 Canadian dollars and unpublish four articles about him after Canada's...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 12, 2015
Univision Host’s sort-of apology for saying Michelle Obama looks like apes
Fired Univsion host Rodner Figueroa wrote an apology letter to the First Lady for saying on air that Michelle Obama...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 12, 2015
NBC’s Dr Nancy Snyderman Quits, Cites Ebola Scandal as a Reason
Dr. Nancy Snyderman quit as NBC News' chief medical editor today. Snyderman, who was with NBC News for nine years,...