by Sydney Smith on May 06, 2019
BBC aired ‘false statistic’ about Scottish literacy
The BBC aired a "false statistic" about literacy rates in Scotland. The mistake happened in a Sunday Politics program back...
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by Sydney Smith on May 05, 2019
Saying man threw a ‘coward punch’ at rugby player was libelous
Claiming a man threw a "coward punch" at former rugby captain James "Chucky" Stannard--a punch that fractured Stannard's skull and...
by Sydney Smith on May 05, 2019
Corrections: Oscar winners? Trump will beat Trump? Where is Banff?
iMediaEthics's latest collection of amusing or noteworthy media corrections includes a fake Mark Twain quote, a misattributed Biden/Trump quote, and...
by Sydney Smith on May 05, 2019
It’s not harassment for news outlet to contact subject of story
Just because someone tells the UK press regulator they don't want to be contacted by the media about a story,...
by Sydney Smith on May 04, 2019
Sun’s Rod Liddle column on Kate Osamor wasn’t discriminatory
It wasn't discriminatory for the Sun's Rod Liddle to ask if black politician Kate Osamor, a Parliament member, got her...
by Sydney Smith on May 04, 2019
NZ News site: Covington Catholic article not ‘fake news,’ won’t delete
While Covington Catholic high school student Nicholas Sandmann's lawsuit against U.S. news outlets over coverage of the Lincoln Memorial incident...
by Sydney Smith on May 03, 2019
Corrections: Pregnancy center, Wrong photo of priest, Sodium in Eggs, Julian Castro
Pregnancy center doesn't refer to abortions. The April 23 correction from the Astoria, Oregon newspaper the Daily Astorian reads: "Pregnancy...
by Sydney Smith on May 03, 2019
NYT Disciplines Editor, will have bias training after controversial cartoon
The New York Times disciplined the editor who OK'ed the anti-Semitic cartoon published in the international edition last week, the...
by Sydney Smith on May 02, 2019
Covington Catholic student Nicholas Sandmann sues NBC Universal over NBC News, MSNBC reporting
Nicholas Sandmann, the Kentucky teenager from Covington Catholic High School depicted in viral footage and images from the Lincoln Memorial...
by Sydney Smith on May 02, 2019
Canadian student newspaper settles lawsuit, retracts calling politician racist
Canadian student publication The Gateway apologized to politician Kerry Diotte, a member of Parliament, for referring to him as a...