by Sydney Smith on May 03, 2014
Anonymous sources led NBC News, TMZ to Error in Donald Sterling NBA stories
TMZ and NBC News both misreported the punishment meted out by the National Basketball Association to Donald Sterling, the owner...
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by Sydney Smith on May 02, 2014
Scottish Sun Paid Witness Following Trial, PCC says OK
Paying a witness is OK as long as it occurs after the trial, according to the UK Press Complaints Commission,...
by Sydney Smith on May 02, 2014
Has Globe & Mail Paid Sources Before? ‘Drug dealer’ scores $10,000 for Rob Ford Photos in ‘public interest’
This week, new images taken from videos of an apparently intoxicated Toronto Mayor Rob Ford smoking from what is likely...
by Sydney Smith on May 01, 2014
Whoops! NYT corrects: Goldman Sachs Blankfein is current CEO, not Fmr
The New York Times wrongly reported that Goldman Sachs had fired its CEO Lloyd Blankfein, Mediaite reported recently. The error...
by Sydney Smith on May 01, 2014
Globe & Mail paid $10K for Rob Ford pipe pictures
Canadian newspaper The Globe and Mail paid a "self-professed drug dealer" for images of Toronto mayor Rob Ford smoking what...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 30, 2014
Lauren Silverman didn’t ditch son for Simon Cowell Christmas, PCC scored Celebs Mail on Sunday apology
Even wealthy celebrities like Simon Cowell of reality shows American Idol and X Factor still use the UK Press Complaints...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 29, 2014
Judge rules Tarantino’s lawsuit against Gawker over ‘Hateful Eight’ link can be amended, refiled
Federal judge John F. Walter dismissed filmmaker Quentin Tarantino's lawsuit for contributory copyright infringement against Gawker over Gawker's article linking...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 28, 2014
Hillsborough tragedy wasn’t ‘excuse for more rabble rousing’
UK newspaper The Lynn News Citizen apologized for a column that said the 25th anniversary memorial for the Hillsborough tragedy...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 27, 2014
Aretha Franklin lawyer on fake story: It’s ‘Garbage’ Not News
Aretha Franklin, 72, is exploring suing TheNewsNerd.com after the site published a satire story saying the iconic singer was in...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 26, 2014
Police Pay After Misidentifying Man To Media As Rapist
The police in a UK town have paid a man who they misidentified to the local media as a rapist....