by Sydney Smith on Mar 03, 2014
‘Mass panic’ in the Philippines from Fake News Report
Philippines national news station ABS-CBN apologized after its false report "caused a mass panic." ABS-CBN had reported Feb. 24 on...
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by Sydney Smith on Mar 02, 2014
Were Paparazzi photos of Irish RTE TV anchor taken from ‘in the bushes’?
Irish Daily Mirror editor John Keirans admitted that it was a "mistake" to publish undercover photos of RTE news anchor...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 01, 2014
Maltese journalists to get new ethics code
The Institute of Maltese Journalists is planning to set up a new code of ethics this year, Malta Today reported....
by Sydney Smith on Feb 28, 2014
Seriously? 8 Rape Victims IDed, Error called a ‘Boo-Boo’
The Swaziland Observer identified eight alleged rape victims in a Feb. 18 front page story, Richard Rooney reported on the...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 27, 2014
40+ Charges For Fake Sky News AU reporter, Interviewed Football Star
Pretending to be a reporter can have real legal consequences, as one Australian man is learning after interviewing a football...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 27, 2014
Huff Post, Globe & Mail, etc., Duped Again! Ghostbusters FDNY Photo Debunked after Harold Ramis death
Who ya gonna call? It's the New York City Fire Department, in the case of an old photo of the...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 26, 2014
Oscar Pistorius trial or media circus? Concerns from South Africa
"Journalistic ethics will be stretched" during the media coverage of the Oscar Pistorius trial in South Africa, journalism professor Anton...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 26, 2014
Why Mark Zuckerberg Octopus Cartoon Evokes ‘Nazi Propaganda,’ German Paper Apologizes
German cartoonist Burkhard Mohr apologized after his cartoon of Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg was accused of anti-Semitism and invoking "Nazi propaganda."...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 25, 2014
Man on Fire in Ukraine Front page photo criticized in Globe & Mail
On Feb. 19, The Globe and Mail published a graphic front-page photograph of a man on fire in Ukraine. The image shows...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 25, 2014
200 ‘Top Homos’ outed by Ugandan tabloid Red Pepper
Ugandan tabloid The Red Pepper identified 200 people it said were the country's "top homos." The front page story read...