by Sydney Smith on May 11, 2014
‘Gaystapo’? Iowa editor fired over anti-Gay blogpost
Do gays want to rewrite the Bible to justify their "sinful natures"? The editor of the Newton (Iowa) Daily News,...
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by Sydney Smith on May 10, 2014
Daily Mail: ‘We accept that Ms Rowling’s article did not contain any false claims’
The UK Daily Mail must pay JK Rowling "substantial damages" and had to publish a correction and apology after wrongly...
by Sydney Smith on May 09, 2014
Shark!…Never Mind: Why San Diego TV news aired fake shark photo
So how did a fake shark image make it onto the TV news in a major U.S. city? Last month,...
by Sydney Smith on May 08, 2014
UK court: Tulisa ‘Homewrecker’ libel case is defamatory, libel case can move forward
The UK High Court ruled that pop singer Tulisa Contostavlos and professional athlete Danny Simpson's libel action against the Sun...
by Sydney Smith on May 08, 2014
Deadline Hollywood Hoaxed, ABC didn’t recast Harrison Wright in Scandal
Deadline Hollywood retracted a story after it published a hoax claiming the ABC show Scandal had re-cast the role of...
by Sydney Smith on May 07, 2014
Sports Reporter Faked Interview with Coach, Norwich Bulletin fires journalist
The Norwich (Connecticut) Bulletin published quotes by a high school coach. The problem was that the coach was never interviewed...
by Sydney Smith on May 07, 2014
How MSNBC Cinco de Mayo segment was ‘disrespectful’
MSNBC staff went too far this week in what MSNBC later admitted in an apology was a "disrespectful" and "sarcastic"...
by Sydney Smith on May 06, 2014
Australian reporter resigns, Media finds plagiarism & quote lifting
Journalist Phil Jacob, accused of plagiarism and quote lifting, resigned in disgrace from the Australian Daily Telegraph after Australian media...
by Sydney Smith on May 05, 2014
Aretha Franklin Not Suing over Satire Brawl story ‘at this time’
Aretha Franklin has decided not to sue website The News Nerd over its satire story claiming she was in a...
by Sydney Smith on May 05, 2014
Quentin Tarantino Says Gawker Committed ‘Direct Copyright Infringement’
Quentin Tarantino re-filed a lawsuit against Gawker, and the director is now claiming Gawker "committed direct copyright infringement," the Hollywood...