by Sydney Smith on Sep 01, 2015
3 Controversial Media Tweets: Amal Clooney, Xi Jinping & Nicki Minaj
A few tweets from news organizations have garnered controversy in recent days - the Associated Press on Amal Clooney, the...
Apologies & Retractions
by Sydney Smith on Aug 28, 2015
Curt Schilling Suspended for Muslim Nazi Tweet
CNN suspended Curt Schilling this week after comparing Muslims to Nazis. Schilling, a retired Major League Baseball pitcher, tweeted Aug....
by Sydney Smith on Aug 16, 2015
Chicago Tribune editorial calls for Hurricane Katrina-like storm to hit Chicago
Chicago Tribune editorial board member Kristen McQueary admitted her Aug. 13 editorial about a Hurricane Katrina-like storm to hit Chicago offended readers....
by Sydney Smith on Aug 15, 2015
UK Mirror Apologizes for Nazi, Racist claims, Man was reaching for phone not Nazi salute
Oops? The Daily Mirror ran an article in 2013 that said a British politician was a racist and used the Nazi salute...but...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 14, 2015
BBC’s Alex Dyke suspended for Breastfeeding Comments
The BBC suspended DJ Alex Dyke for derogatory comments about breastfeeding in public. It is "unnatural" and "has to be...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 14, 2015
That’s Life Magazine must apologize for ‘I’d rather die than kill my baby’ story
That's Life magazine must apologize after wrongly saying a woman almost died giving birth. That's Life is published by Bauer Publishing...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 09, 2015
AV Club didn’t endorse Accidental Love Movie, calls out Mongrel Media for Misquoting Review
Entertainment site the A.V. Club got an apology from Mongrel Media after it claimed the site called one of its...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 08, 2015
Sacramento newspaper’s cartoon of Mayor Kevin Johnson prompts complaint from NAACP chapter
The Sacramento News & Review is starting a diversity program after the NAACP complained about its published cartoon of Mayor Kevin...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 03, 2015
Aboriginal Australian Politician Warren Mundine gets Retraction, Apology from Fairfax over Mining Deal story
Australia's Fairfax Media apologized to politician Warren Mundine after accusing him of helping a mining company get permission to work...