by Sydney Smith on May 06, 2012
PR Company Apologizes for Soliciting Gifts, $ for CNN Freelancer’s Baby Shower, CNN says
Gawker published what appeared to be an invitation to exchange gifts for a CNN Espanol reporter's baby shower for coverage...
Apologies & Retractions
by Sydney Smith on May 04, 2012
Malaysian Newspaper Apologizes, Retracts Story Reporting Wrong Quote, Politician May Sue for Libel
Malaysian newspaper The New Straits Times issued a substantial retraction and apology May 3 for a May 2 article headlined "Observer...
by Sydney Smith on May 01, 2012
College Magazine Apologizes for Plagiarism, Retracts Articles, Fires Plagiarist
Three student journalists no longer work for Rochester Institute of Technology's Reporter magazine after "discoveries of plagiarism within two recent stories,"...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 28, 2012
NYDaily News Photog Says Tweet Suggesting NYT Checkbook Journalism ‘Wrong’, POLITICO reports
A New York Daily News photographer said "I was wrong and sorry" for an April 20 tweet, POLITICO reported. His...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 28, 2012
News Outlets Report Satire Quote about China Censoring Titanic Nude Scenes as Fact
A satire post on Chinese social media prompted fake news stories about Chinese censors, who took out "the scene of...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 27, 2012
Rupert Murdoch at Leveson Inquiry: Apologies for Hacking Scandal
Rupert Murdoch apologized for the hacking scandal during the April 26 Leveson Inquiry hearing into press standards and practices. The...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 24, 2012
Antiguan Politician Calls for Apology & Retraction for Article he says is Libelous
An Antiguan Parliament member, Asot Michael, wants an apology and a retraction for what he says are libelous claims, the...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 23, 2012
Fox News’ Bob Beckel Apologizes for F-Word during April 16 ‘Hannity’
Fox News' Bob Beckel apologized for saying the f-word during April 16's episode of the Hannity show. Beckel is a...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 18, 2012
Gloucestershire Echo Unpublishes, Apologizes for Story Suggesting Website Comments were Interview
The Gloucestershire Echo unpublished an article and apologized to a man named Bob Sayers after the Echo published an article...