by Sydney Smith on Mar 24, 2014
Obamas Photoshopped into Apes, Belgian newspaper apologizes for ‘tasteless joke’
Belgian newspaper De Morgen apologized for doctoring photos to show Barack and Michelle Obama as apes. De Morgen is a...
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by Sydney Smith on Mar 23, 2014
Did NJ Police Charge Dead Man with Heroin Possession?
The New Jersey Asbury Park Press wrongly reported that Jackson, New Jersey police charged a man with heroin possession AFTER...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 23, 2014
Gov. Cuomo ‘doesn’t really have friends,’ says Anonymous NYT Source, Public Editor starts AnonyWatch
New York Times public editor Margaret Sullivan is now tracking "some of the more regrettable examples of anonymous quotations" used...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 23, 2014
Malaysia 370 is like ABC’s Lost? Omaha’s KETV apologizes for comparison
Omaha ABC-affiliate KETV apologized for its insensitivity in comparing the missing Malaysia Airlines flight 370 to ABC series Lost, Entertainment...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 22, 2014
Did BBC Put Unwitting Students at Risk in North Korea? Apologizes for Undercover Report
What were BBC editors and producers thinking when they put college students at risk in North Korea? BBC has since...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 22, 2014
No link of hooliganism and Hillsborough’s 96 Dead, UK paper apologizes to Victims’ families, readers
The UK Reading Chronicle apologized this week for an article linking hooligans to the 1989 Hillsborough stadium tragedy. Hillsborough was...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 21, 2014
‘Article calls Ann Rule a liar,’ Seattle judge rules protected free speech
Seattle Superior Court Judge Laura Inveen dismissed true-crime author Ann Rule's libel lawsuit, ruling that an article in the Seattle...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 21, 2014
Do White House reporters give questions in advance? AZ reporter Catherine Anaya said so, then retracts
Yesterday saw a lot of attention directed toward Arizona CBS-affiliate KPHO reporter Catherine Anaya, who was at the White House...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 20, 2014
No DNA Ties Michael Skakel To Murder, Nancy Grace Sued
Michael Skakel, the nephew of Ethel Kennedy, is suing Nancy Grace for libel after the television journalist wrongly stated there...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 19, 2014
Chris Pine in Court for DUI ‘Looks Hot’ says E! News
Chris Pine may be in court to plead guilty for driving while drunk but hey, it's Hollywood. E! News still...