by Sydney Smith on Aug 09, 2014
‘Torture’? NY Times uses textbook, not legal definition
The New York Times will start using the word "torture" when reporting on "incidents in which we know for sure...
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by Sydney Smith on Aug 09, 2014
Caught! Ashton Kutcher’s News Site A+ Plagiarized BuzzFeed, Huff Post
Ashton Kutcher co-founded website Aplus.com aka A+ stole content from BuzzFeed, Huffington Post, Cracked and numerous other outlets without attribution,...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 09, 2014
ESPN’s Max Kellerman suspended after admitting slapping then-girlfriend
ESPN suspended radio host Max Kellerman after he confessed to slapping his girlfriend-at-the-time many years ago, according to the Hollywood...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 08, 2014
Editor Blames Her Ghost Writer for Plagiarizing in Muscle & Fitness Hers Mag blogpost
Muscle & Fitness Hers magazine unpublished at least two blog posts after discovering they were plagiarized, Media Bistro's Fishbowl NY...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 08, 2014
Fake Photo of Coke bottles fools Buzzfeed, Huff Post, UK Metro, No fact checking
BuzzFeed, Huffington Post and a bunch of other websites fell for a fake photograph that purported to picture Coca Cola...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 08, 2014
ESPN’s Dan LeBatard Suspended after LeBron James billboard stunt
ESPN TV and radio host Dan LeBatard was suspended for two days after he rented a billboard and tried to...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 07, 2014
Will Tulisa Contostavlos sue the UK Sun, Undercover reporter?
UK singer Tulisa Contostavlos wants to sue Mazher Mahmood, an undercover reporter for the UK Sun because she couldn't get...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 07, 2014
Edward Snowden Gets Relief, Permit for 3 more years in Russia
Edward Snowden, the American contract employee who leaked classified information, will get to stay for three more years in Russia....
by Sydney Smith on Aug 07, 2014
3 Perjury Charges for former News of the World’s Andy Coulson
Andy Coulson, former editor of News of the World, has been charged with three counts of perjury. Last month, Coulson...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 07, 2014
Source lied about his HIV story, Washington Post unpublishes
The Washington Post unpublished 2,000 words of an article about HIV diagnoses after learning its source made up his story....