by Sydney Smith on Nov 25, 2014
NYPost, Grio duped with Bill Cosby stories on fake Lisa Bonet tweet
The New York Post was hoaxed by a fake Twitter account for Cosby Show actress Lisa Bonet that appeared to...
Apologies & Retractions
by Sydney Smith on Nov 25, 2014
‘The Rape of Bill Cosby’ Blogger Apologizes
Entertainment news site TheWrap apologized after an opinion piece, "The Rape of Bill Cosby" by guest blogger Richard Stellar, seemingly...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 20, 2014
Why did TIME ask its readers if word ‘Feminist’ should be banned?
Time magazine apologized for suggesting that the word "feminist" be banned. In a Nov. 12 article, Time had asked readers...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 20, 2014
CNN’s Don Lemon asks victim why she didn’t bite Bill Cosby to stop rape
CNN's Don Lemon apologized after asking a victim-blaming question to a woman who has accused Bill Cosby of sexually assaulting...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 14, 2014
Wash D.C. CBS-affiliate accuses candidate of embezzlement, confused ID with his son
Washington, D.C. CBS-affiliate wrongly accused a man running for a local neighborhood organization of embezzlement. The next day, WUSA retracted...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 11, 2014
ESPN needs more consistent newsroom standards, Ombuds Says
Robert Lipsyte, ESPN's ombudsman, called for ESPN to be more consistent when it disciplines staff. Lipsyte's comments, in his Nov....
by Sydney Smith on Nov 01, 2014
W Virginia Daily Mail fires writer who called Michael Brown an ‘animal’
The Charleston, West Virginia Daily Mail fired an editorial writer for his "unfortunate, inflammatory" and "inexcusable" decision to call Michael...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 31, 2014
Dr. Nancy Snyderman Back at NBC in November, Should she cover Ebola? Can she be trusted?
Should NBC News penalize chief medical editor Dr. Nancy Snyderman for breaking a voluntary Ebola quarantine? On Oct. 22, NBC...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 29, 2014
Fake naked photo of Harry Styles posted by Daily Star, Apologizes 5 months later for ‘sex storm’ claim
The UK Star falsely claimed in May One Direction's Harry Styles posted naked pictures of himself online. But, the Star...