by Sydney Smith on Jun 29, 2013
Andrew Ross Sorkin Says Arrest Glenn Greenwald Comment ‘Overstepped’
Andrew Ross Sorkin, a columnist for the New York Times and co-anchor of CNBC's Squawk Box, apologized for his "hyperbole"...
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by Sydney Smith on Jun 27, 2013
Was NYT Obit for Michael Hastings Unfair? Widow Complains, Public Editor Comments
The wife of investigative reporter Michael Hastings, Elise Jordan, complained about the New York Times' obituary of her husband, who...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 26, 2013
Food Writer Didn’t Have Coma from Eating Biscuits, UK Mirror Hoaxed, Stole Story from Satire Site
The Daily Mirror was hoaxed by a fake story about a man lapsing into a coma after eating 413 biscuits, Arkansas...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 25, 2013
Yahoo News Says Barack Obama Born in Kenya
U.S. President Barack Obama born in Kenya? Yahoo News made that mistake in a recent article. According to Mediaite, in...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 24, 2013
Models Posed as Authors before Suicide, Vice Unpublishes Pictures
In response to massive criticism and outrage, Vice magazine unpublished and apologized for a photo "fashion spread" titled "Last Words"...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 23, 2013
The Perfect Bloody Mary: 3X as much Vodka than Tomato Juice? WSJ Corrects
The Wall Street Journal posted a funny correction June 19, Jim Romenesko noted. The newspaper had printed the wrong measurements...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 20, 2013
Turkish Newspaper Fakes Interview with CNN’s Christiane Amanpour
Turkish newspaper Takvim intentionally published a phony interview with CNN chief international correspondent and anchor Christiane Amanpour. The fake interview...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 19, 2013
Fox News Aired Man’s Suicide, Children Sue for Emotional Distress
Last year, Fox News aired live footage of a man named JoDon Romero killing himself with a gun after a car...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 18, 2013
‘Too many gosh darn foreigners’ (‘Asians’) on LPGA Tour, Radio Host Fired after comment
Rochester, New York news radio WHAM-AM fired radio host Craig Schaller for his comments about Asian golf players in a...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 18, 2013
Retired NFL Player’s Lou Gehrig’s Disease Mocked, 3 Atlanta Radio Hosts Fired
Atlanta's 790 The Zone radio station hosts Steak Shapiro, Chris Dimino and Nick Cellini made fun of former NFL player...