by Sydney Smith on Feb 24, 2014
Jimmy Kimmel’s Sochi Prank Cried Wolf, Used Lies To Discredit News Outlets, and why was ABC News in on it?
Many news outlets were hoaxed by a Jimmy Kimmel prank video of a wolf in Sochi. But, adding a twist...
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by Sydney Smith on Feb 18, 2014
Reporter made Olympic Skier Cry, Was it Unethical? NBC Takes Heat For Sochi Interview
NBC's Christin Cooper's interview of skier Bode Miller has generated controversy. Many viewers were angry about Cooper's asking Miller about...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 30, 2012
Sunday Times Apologizes for Misleading Olympic Torch Comment
The News Corp.-owned Sunday Times apologized for putting a "speech bubble" over a photo of a man holding the Olympic...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 13, 2012
BBC Apologizes for saying Olympic Athlete’s Family Members Died
The BBC apologized on air for wrongly saying an Olympics boxer's mother and sister died, Yahoo Sports reported. The apology...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 13, 2012
UK Observer Readers Complain Newspaper Neglects News Coverage for Olympics, Readers Editor Says
The UK Observer's readers editor Stephen Pritchard responded to reader complaints that the newspaper has given too much coverage and...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 11, 2012
NYT Public Editor: Times’ Article on Olympics Athlete Lolo Jones ‘Too Harsh’
The New York Times public editor Arthur Brisbane argued that despite being an opinion article, the Times' August 5 article...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 10, 2012
UK Daily Telegraph Apologizes for Calling Irish Boxer British
The UK Telegraph apologized after erring in the nationality of an Olympics athlete, the Irish Independent reported. The Telegraph had...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 03, 2012
Globe and Mail Public Editor on Complaints: Not enough Canadians in Olympic Coverage?
The Globe and Mail's public editor Sylvia Stead responded in a recent blog post to reader concerns that the Canadian...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 03, 2012
China’s Metropolis Times: Sorry for Saying Teen Athlete was ‘Shameful’
China's The Metropolis Times apologized for calling a Chinese teenager competing at the Olympics "the most shameful defeat for Chinese...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 02, 2012
Times of Malta Sued for Libel after Reporting UK Times’ Undercover Olympic Ticket Story
Malta's Olympic Committee chairman Justice Lino Farrugia Sacco is suing the Times of Malta for libel after it reported about...