by Rolyne Joseph on Jul 26, 2013
Tale of 2 FDNY Reporting Errors, NY Daily News vs. NY Times on Melisa Jackson
The New York Times and The New York Daily News had errors in their stories about charges being dropped against...
Errors
by Sydney Smith on Jul 25, 2013
KTVU Fires 3 Producers for Asiana Flight 214 Fake Pilot Names Error
Bay Area Fox-affiliate KTVU fired three producers who were involved in its July 12 viral mistake in reporting racist and...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 25, 2013
Ireland’s President NOT Gay, Writer calls Error ‘Inexcusable’
Forbes wrongly reported that Ireland's president Michael D. Higgins is gay, the Associated Press reported. The July 23 article described...
by London Shearer Allen on Jul 23, 2013
58 Shocking Hoax Names, Journos Beware
Media outlets have been tricked by hoax names this month: San Francisco's KTVU wrongly reported on the fake names of...
by Michael Schwartz on Jul 20, 2013
NY Times Arouses Scottish Ire after Suggesting Andy Murray is English
The New York Times’ recap of Andy Murray’s historic victory at Wimbledon was initially lambasted on Twitter due to a...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 17, 2013
Philadelphia Daily News said Mandela Dead, BUT only to ‘some media outlets’
An image of the Philadelphia Daily News' front page that was emailed to other media outlets clearly shows that the newspaper wrongly reported...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 10, 2013
Media Fails in Nelson Mandela Reporting?
Last month, former South African president Nelson Mandela returned to the hospital. Because of the intense interest in his health...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 08, 2013
Fake Photo Showed Bogus Error, Milwaukee WTMJ-TV TV DIDN’T make NSFW Typo
A fake photo was circulating that purported to show a Milwaukee TV news error. The picture appeared to be a...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 27, 2013
Was NYT Obit for Michael Hastings Unfair? Widow Complains, Public Editor Comments
The wife of investigative reporter Michael Hastings, Elise Jordan, complained about the New York Times' obituary of her husband, who...