by Sydney Smith on Apr 25, 2013
Philippines Newspaper Hoaxed by Fake Photo of Time Magazine, Says Sorry for Front-Page ‘Mistake’
The Philippines Daily Inquirer fessed up to publishing a hoax image on its April 20 front page. The fake photo...
Apologies & Retractions
by Sydney Smith on Apr 22, 2013
UConn Coach Geno Auriemma Needs ‘Big Lesson in Humility,’ Sports Blogger Retracts Criticism
Chattanoogan.com blogger and veteran sports broadcaster Randy Smith retracted his April 10 blogpost, apologized for quoting Geno Auriemma, head coach...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 20, 2013
Cape Cod Times, Macy’s Say Sorry for ‘Unintentional’ Pressure Cooker Ad Published next to Boston Marathon Bomb Stories
The Cape Cod Times apologized to readers for putting an advertisement for a pressure cooker next to a story about...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 11, 2013
Are Photos of Murdered Woman in the Public Interest? Mauritius Editor Charged with Crime Says Yes
Michaela McAreavey, a schoolteacher from Ireland, was murdered while on her honeymoon in Mauritius with her husband John in 2011. ...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 05, 2013
Indigenous People Protest ‘Hate Speech’ in Nanaimo Daily News, Will Boycott Newspaper’s Printing Service
Indigenous people opened their newspapers last week in Western Canada to read, in a letter from a reader, that their race...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 06, 2013
Fox News 50-Word Rip-Off was ‘Reporting Error,’ Unpublishes Whole Story for Plagiarism
Fox News claimed that plagiarizing two sentences -- or 50 words -- from a Politico story on the sequestration was...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 04, 2013
‘Ugly’ Sorority Members? Rutgers Satire Newspaper Admits to ‘Cruel, Debasing Manner’
Rutgers University "satirical fake news" paper The Medium apologized Feb. 27 for an article "written in a cruel, debasing manner that...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 04, 2013
Was BusinessWeek Cover Racist? Editor-in-Chief Says ‘We’d do it differently ‘ if given second chance
After criticism that its Feb. 25 cover image was "stereotypical," racist and offensive, Bloomberg Businessweek editor-in-chief Josh Tyrangiel told Yahoo...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 25, 2013
Sorry for Oscars C-Word Tweet about Quvenzhane Wallis, The Onion’s CEO Says
Satire site The Onion apologized today for its "senseless, humorless comment" about Quvenzhane Wallis, who was a nominee for last...