by Sydney Smith on May 04, 2020
South Dakota COVID-19 patients and other Coronavirus errors
An April 26 correction from the Associated Press: "SALT LAKE CITY – In a story April 24, 2020, about states stockpiling...
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by Sydney Smith on May 04, 2020
South Africa newspaper plagiarized from Financial Times
South Africa's Sunday Times admitted a recent column plagiarized from the Financial Times. The April 19 Sunday Times column "Global...
by Sydney Smith on May 03, 2020
BBC Misreported on NHS PPE needs because ‘misunderstanding’ of who anonymous source was
The BBC reported that a National Health Service (NHS) trust boss was worried about staff not having enough gowns to...
by Sydney Smith on May 02, 2020
Australian newspaper upset father with 2019 story on 2007 murder
An Australian newspaper broke press guidelines when it reported in 2019 on the murders of two children that took place...
by Sydney Smith on May 02, 2020
Why Globe and Mail is naming Nova Scotia shooter
The Globe and Mail is naming the shooter who killed 22 Canadians in a mass shooting in Nova Scotia in...
by Sydney Smith on May 02, 2020
Reporter resigns, newspaper apologizes for his hacking into Zoom meeting
Financial Times reporter Mark Di Stefano resigned and the international business daily newspaper apologized after he was accused earlier this...
by Sydney Smith on May 01, 2020
London Live David Icke coronavirus interview ‘potentially harmful’
London Live TV broadcast an interview with "potentially harmful content about the coronavirus pandemic," OfCom ruled April 20. OfCom received...
by Sydney Smith on May 01, 2020
Guardian Readers’ Editor on Coronavirus coverage & corrections
More readers are contacting the Guardian's readers' editor, Elisabeth Ribbans, the newspaper's readers' editor, wrote April 19. "The readers’ editor’s...
by Sydney Smith on May 01, 2020
Miami Herald columnist tweeted packed beaches ‘thin the ranks of Trump/DeSantis/Gimenez supporters’
A Miami Herald columnist tweeted that "packed beaches should work nicely to thin the ranks of Trump/DeSantis/Gimenez supporters in #Florida...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 30, 2020
Dr. Oz ‘misspoke’ with Fox News school reopening comments
Dr. Mehmet Oz, a cardiac surgeon and talk show host with a history of dispensing controversial medical advice, said he...