by Sydney Smith on Aug 18, 2011
AFP Retracts Story Linking Le Monde Fiction Story with French Stock Selling
Agence France-Presse (AFP) retracted a story suggesting that French newspaper Le Monde was "the source of false information that has...
Apologies & Retractions
by Sydney Smith on Aug 18, 2011
AP Retracts Doctored Photo Provided by Lithuanian Mayor
The Associated Press announced it has retracted a photo from its wire Aug. 15 after finding out it had been doctored. The...
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 14, 2011
Did Washington State Newspaper Fact-Check? No Corrections after 2 People Wrongly Listed as Murdered?
The Tri-City Herald incorrectly reported that a woman named Cheri Taylor was murdered, Seattle TV news station KOMO reported. The...
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 09, 2011
UK Independent Apologizes, Pays Saudi Prince after Reporting on Fake Report
UK newspaper the Independent apologized to a Saudi prince after its columnist Robert Fisk based a piece on a fake report,...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 06, 2011
Reuters Changes Retraction Practices
Reuters has announced a new practice for handling retractions, Poynter's Steve Myers reported. Under the new retraction practices, when an...