by Sydney Smith on Jan 09, 2019
New York Times crossword puzzle included Hispanic slur
The New York Times' crossword puzzle editor Will Shortz apologized after a recent crossword puzzle had a Hispanic slur as...
Apologies & Retractions
by Sydney Smith , Sydney Smith on Jan 08, 2019
NBC-affiliate meteorologist axed over MLK slur, but he says he just ‘jumbled’ words
Rochester, New York NBC-affiliate WHEC chief meteorologist Jeremy Kappell called a local park "Martin Luther Coon King Jr. Park." A...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 08, 2019
ESPN played ‘Dixie’ with Andrew Luck, Civil War graphic
ESPN broadcast a graphic depicting the quarterback for the NFL Indianapolis Colts, Andrew Luck, as a Union general during the...
by Sydney Smith , Sydney Smith on Jan 04, 2019
Le Monde sorry its Macron image suggested Nazism
Le Monde's editor Luc Bronner apologized for a front-page illustration that readers thought compared President Emmanuel Macron to Hitler. The...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 31, 2018
Washington Examiner unpublishes shutdown article, ‘did not meet’ editorial standards
The Washington Examiner unpublished an article about the government shutdown because it "did not meet the Washington Examiner's editorial standards."...
by Sydney Smith , Sydney Smith on Dec 29, 2018
National Review retracts Title IX, date story
National Review, a twice-monthly "magazine of conservative opinion," claimed that a male college student broke Title IX regulations for being...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 07, 2018
New York Magazine unpublishes Priyanka Chopra, Nick Jonas ‘global scam artist’ article
New York magazine accused actress Priyanka Chopra of being a "global scam artist" in a story about her recent marriage to...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 06, 2018
Fairfax Media owes cricket player $220K for claiming he exposed himself
Australia's Fairfax Media must pay $300,000 Australian to cricket player Chris Gayle after the company's news outlets published stories claiming...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 04, 2018
Fmr Irish Presidential Candidate accused of covering up sex crimes gets 6 figures
The Sunday World claimed Eurovision winner, former Irish Parliament member and former candidate for Irish president Dana Rosemary Scallon covered...