by Sydney Smith on Apr 09, 2015
NYT Defends posting violent Walter Scott Shooting video, victim’s criminal record
New York Times public editor Margaret Sullivan defended the Times' coverage of the shooting of Walter Scott. "I see nothing...
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by Sydney Smith on Apr 08, 2015
‘Dealings’ with Bashar al-Assad regime ? False claim gets Oil Exec Libel Settlement from Mirror
The Daily Mirror donated money to charity and apologized to oil executive Ayman Asfari after accusing him of "dealing with...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 07, 2015
‘Nothing says ‘Let’s go kill some Muslims’ like country music,’ MSNBC Guest Says
MSNBC had to apologize after a guest suggested country music makes people want to kill Muslims, Mediaite reported. The topic...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 07, 2015
Did French TV news channel BFMTV put Paris terror hostages at risk ?
Did French TV news channel BFMTV put hostages at risk with its coverage of the January attack on a Paris...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 07, 2015
Imus commentator said Apple’s Tim Cook is a ‘bigot,’ Fox Business Network apologizes
Is Apple's Tim Cook a "bigot" for his Washington Post column on Indiana's "religious freedom" law? A commentator on Don...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 07, 2015
‘Did we fool you?’ USA Today Duped by Selfie Shoes hoax, Failed to fact check before publication
USA Today was duped by an April Fools' prank last week but didn't clearly tell readers that, Ad Week's Fishbowl...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 07, 2015
Media Beat: Insider guides to Columbia J School’s Rolling Stone Report
This weekend, Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism released its long-awaited investigation into the failures that led Rolling Stone to...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 06, 2015
2 UVA Student Newspaper April Fools’ articles unpublished for victimizing, stereotyping race
The University of Virginia student newspaper, Cavalier Daily, unpublished two April Fools Day articles that mocked an attack on a...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 06, 2015
Rolling Stone will be sued over UVA Rape Story
Rolling Stone will be sued by Phi Kappa Psi, the fraternity falsely accused of gang rape in the now-retracted report...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 06, 2015
Rolling Stone UVA Rape Report out; ‘A Story of Journalistic Failure,’ Columbia J School concludes
Columbia Graduate School of Journalism has released its investigation into Rolling Stone's November "Rape on Campus" article by freelance journalist...