by Sydney Smith on Apr 07, 2014
UK Editor out after blaming ‘hooliganism’ for Hillsborough tragedy
Maurice O'Brien "left" the UK Reading Chronicle following a suspension and an apology for a controversial front-page article that falsely...
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by Sydney Smith on Apr 06, 2014
No More Paparazzi Pics of Celeb kids, Celeb Magazines Promise
Celebrity website Celebuzz announced in late March that it will no longer publish paparazzi photos of celebrities' children. Numerous outlets...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 05, 2014
6 million is not one-third of 7 million: Fox News corrects its Obamacare sign-up graphic on air
Fox News messed up, then corrected, an on-air graphic enrollment for The Affordable Care Act, aka Obamacare. The original graphic...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 04, 2014
German magazine’s Michael Schumacher ‘Awake!’ cover misleads readers
Readers have complained about German magazine Die Aktuelle's bait-and-switch cover issue, Australia's News.com.au reported. Die Aktuelle is a weekly women's...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 03, 2014
Judge denies ESPN request to dismiss Laurie Fine libel lawsuit
A U.S. District Judge ruled this week that Laurie Fine can continue her libel lawsuit against ESPN, Syracuse.com reported Fine...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 02, 2014
NYT AnonyWatch: Five Noteworthy Anonymous Source Quotes
New York Times public editor Margaret Sullivan filed her second installment of AnonyWatch, her new way to track the misuse...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 01, 2014
Boston college student NOT a ‘a very bad, bad, bad man,’ Sues Glenn Beck for saying so
Glenn Beck is being sued for libel by college student Abdulrahman Alharbi, who was injured last year at the Boston...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 01, 2014
2014 Mirror Award finalists named, honor media reporting
The Mirror Awards announced the finalists for its annual media reporting awards today. The Mirrors are given by Syracuse University's...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 31, 2014
Amazon denies WSJ’s Anonymous Source Claim, Media Repeats Error, Later Corrects
Will Amazon provide customers with a free streaming service? The Wall Street Journal published a report relying on anonymous sources...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 30, 2014
Pele NOT dead, CNN’s New Day Deletes Tweet
CNN apologized after wrongly reporting on one of its Twitter accounts that soccer star Pele died. CNN's New Day tweeted,...