by Sydney Smith on Jun 08, 2013
Why 2 Canadian Newspapers Blocked Comments on Mayor Rob Ford’s Crack Video Stories
Two Canadian newspapers decided against letting readers comment on its news stories about the alleged video of Toronto mayor Rob...
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by Sydney Smith on Jun 06, 2013
Is Video ‘Gone?’ Gawker Will Wait a Month to Find Owners of Alleged Rob Ford Video before Giving $ to Charity
Gawker editor John Cook is willing to wait a month for the owners of the alleged Rob Ford crack video...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 06, 2013
Rebekah Brooks Pleaded Not Guilty to Phone Hacking, Corruption Charges
Rebekah Brooks pleaded not guilty to five criminal charges in the UK police's investigation into abuse by the media. According...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 05, 2013
National Review’s Ron Fournier Says His ‘Jihad’ Word Choice was ‘Irresponsible’
National Journal's Ron Fournier called his saying President Barack Obama had started a "jihad against the press" an "inaccurate/irresponsible word...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 05, 2013
Bradley Manning’s Trial for Leaking to WikiLeaks Started this Week
Bradley Manning's trial began Monday. Manning is the U.S. Army soldier who admitted earlier this year that he provided hundreds of thousands of leaked...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 04, 2013
BBC gets 77 complaints over ‘Of Muslim Appearance’ Woolwich Attack Quote
BBC News' Nick Robinson regretted quoting an unnamed source that the police thought Lee Ribgy's attackers were "of Muslim appearance." ...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 03, 2013
Graphic Video of UK Soldier Lee Rigby’s Attackers, 94 Complaints to PCC, 40+ to the Guardian
British news outlets including ITV and the Guardian published video of what happened after last week's fatal attack on soldier...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 02, 2013
Hoax Sotheby’s Craigslist Ad Tricks Gawker, NYMag, HuffPo
A few news sites were hoaxed by a fake Craigslist advertisement but soon made corrections after learning the ad wasn't...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 02, 2013
Inquistr Adds Daily Mail to ‘Watch List’ after Being Hoaxed by Fake Interview
After being hoaxed by a fake Sir Roger Moore interview published by the Daily Mail, Inquisitr senior editor James Johnson...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 02, 2013
No More ‘Illegal Immigrant’ at San Francisco Chronicle Either
The San Francisco Chronicle is the latest news outlet to update its style entry on "illegal immigrant," Poynter reported. Like...