by Sydney Smith on Sep 22, 2011
Ethiopian Journalists Arrested, Accused of Terrorism
Several reporters in Ethiopia made the news this month for being arrested or charged with crimes. One, Argaw Ashine, reportedly...
Terrorism
by Sydney Smith on Aug 16, 2011
Jewish Defence League to Sue Canada’s CBC After Being called ‘Banned Terrorist Organization’
The Jewish Defence League of Canada's Meir Weinstein announced the group intends to file a defamation lawsuit against Canada's CBC...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 15, 2011
NYT’s Joe Nocera Apologized After Calling Tea Party Terrorism
What boundaries should columnists establish? That's what the New York Times' Arthur Brisbane wondered in his latest column as public...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 14, 2011
CNN Corrects After John Walker Lindh’s Father Lobbies Media Bugs
CNN has corrected its 2009 report labeling John Walker Lindh as a "convicted terrorist" after his father, Frank Lindh, submitted a correction request to Media...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 11, 2011
Jerusalem Post Apologizes to Norway for Editorial on Oslo Attacks
The Jerusalem Post apologized to Norway for a July 24 editorial (see here) following the attacks in Oslo. The Post's...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 03, 2011
Wall Street Journal Not Transparent in Changing Editorial on Oslo Attack
NPR's On the Media reported that the Wall Street Journal edited an online editorial post-publication to cut its inaccurate assertion...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 30, 2010
The Sun Admits Publishing Fake Story about Al-Qaeda Threats
The Sun fessed up to publishing a fake story on its front page earlier this month, Roy Greenslade reported in...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 20, 2010
The Sun Criticized for Waterboarding Video, Call for Censorship
A politiican criticized British newspaper The Sun for its video on waterboarding, the Guardian reported Nov. 12. The poltiican, Labour MP...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 11, 2010
CNN Mexican Cartel Story Features Unsupported Headline –
A CNN story last week may have grabbed readers' attention with its interesting but inaccurate title claiming that the FBI sees al...
by Sydney Smith on May 07, 2010
Huffington Post Ran Facebook Picture of Wrong Faisal Shahzad
The dangers of using social media for journalism research were highlighted May 4 when The Huffington Post apparently used a Facebook...