by Sydney Smith on Sep 07, 2013
Turkish Newspaper Yeni Safak Faked at least 3 Noam Chomsky Quotes
Turkish newspaper Yeni Safak published a partially faked interview with linguist Noam Chomsky August 27, the Wall Street Journal reported....
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by Sydney Smith on Sep 06, 2013
Online Buzz: Retracted UK Daily Mail Story said US Set up Chemical Weapons Attack in Syria
iMediaEthics recently found several online forums discussing The Daily Mail's story about U.S. involvement in Syria and asking what happened...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 05, 2013
Former Sabah Ombuds Yavuz Baydar ‘Will Certainly Take the Firing…to Court,’ Responds to Newspaper’s Criticism of his Work
Sabah, the Turkish newspaper that earlier this summer fired its ombudsman of almost a decade, Yavuz Baydar, has replaced him...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 04, 2013
Bloomberg to Get Ombudsman to Handle Complaints, Standards Editor for Accuracy
Bloomberg LP, which is the parent company for media outlets including Bloomberg News and Bloomberg Businessweek, said last month that...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 03, 2013
Bill O’Reilly on MLK Error: ‘Always check out the facts before you make a definitive statement’
Fox News' Bill O'Reilly apologized on August 29's The O'Reilly Factor for having wrongly "assumed" Republicans weren't invited to attend...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 02, 2013
NYTimes Attacked by Syrian Electronic Army, ‘A Big Deal,’ Times CIO Says
The New York Times' website was attacked, reportedly by the Syrian Electronic Army, on August 27. The Times, if the attack...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 01, 2013
No Anonymous Comments at Huffington Post, ‘Aggressive’ Comments to End Starting this month
The Huffington Post's Arianna Huffington announced August 21 that starting this month, the site is banning anonymous comments and will...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 30, 2013
Scottie Pippen’s Libel Lawsuit over Bankruptcy Claims Dismissed
Former pro basketball player Scottie Pippen's libel lawsuit against news outlets reporting he was bankrupt was dismissed, ABC News reported....
by Sydney Smith on Aug 29, 2013
Deseret News Columnist: I ‘Stupidly Forgot’ to Credit NYT after Cut & Paste
Earlier this month, Utah newspaper the Deseret News apologized for a column that failed to "properly attribute" a New York...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 28, 2013
UK Independent Hoaxed by Miley Cyrus Onion Story
The UK Independent was hoaxed by The Onion's story about Miley Cyrus's performance at the MTV Video Music Awards and the ensuing...