by Sydney Smith on May 08, 2012
MSNBC Airs ‘Prostitute’ Banner with Sarkozy Clip
MSNBC showed a banner reading "Prostitute Speaks" over a clip of French president Nicolas Sarkozy, Mediaite reported. Media Bistro's TV...
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by Sydney Smith on May 05, 2012
Ellen Show Takes Down Video with ‘Not Correct or Current’ Claims about Mayor Cory Booker
The Ellen DeGeneres Show took a video segment embellishing claims about Newark, New Jersey mayor Cory Booker off its website,...
by Sydney Smith on May 04, 2012
Oops! Another Google News Error Suggests Angelina Jolie Charged with Terrorism in Bosnia
Last week, Google News paired a picture of actress Angelina Jolie with a group of stories on "terrorism charges" against...
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 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
Irish Businessman Owning 22% of Independent News & Media Claims it’s Biased Against Him
Irish businessman Denis O'Brien sent a letter to Independent Newspapers claiming it has "one of the most concerted and biased...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 25, 2012
Celeb Chefs Call for Correction to NYT GhostWriter Claims, Under NYT’s Def of Ghostwriter Isn’t Every Researcher Ghostwriter?
The New York Times' public editor wrote last month about complaints over the New York Times' March 14 Dining section...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 17, 2012
Cable Provider Apologizes for Accidentally Airing Porn During Colorado Broadcast of Good Morning America
ABC-affiliate KRDO apologized for "accidentally" airing "hardcore pornography," the Jane Dough reported. According to the Jane Dough, a "human error"...