by Sydney Smith on Jul 23, 2012
GQ Defends Reporting after Joseph Gordon-Levitt Claims ‘Factually Incorrect’
GQ defended its reporting after actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt called out the magazine for reporting what he says is "factually incorrect"...
Fact Checking
by Sydney Smith on Jul 22, 2012
Washington Post ‘Fact Checker’ Column Won’t Fact Check WaPo Content, Only Politicians’ Statements
Mitt Romney's campaign has challenged at least two Washington Post reports, and the newspaper has refused to retract the reports,...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 21, 2012
Mali Jet Runs 2010 Somalia Photo with 2012 Timbuktu Whipping Story
Mali news website Mali Jet ran an old photo from Somalia with its coverage of a recent whipping in Mali,...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 15, 2012
Australia’s Herald Sun Retracts Front-Page Story on Parking; News Ltd Papers Sort of Correct Wrong Story on Snacks for Kids
The Melbourne, Australia newspaper Herald Sun retracted a front-page story in late June, The Sydney Morning Herald reported. The Herald...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 13, 2012
Irish Daily Mail, Mail on Sunday Apologize for Wrong ‘Drug Dealer’ Label
The Irish Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday settled a libel lawsuit by apologizing to a man they wrongly called...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 12, 2012
Miami TV News Fell for Fake Twitter Account, Apologizes for Ray Allen Miami Heat Report
Miami's WSVN-7 News based a July 5 report about NBA team the Miami Heat's "potential signing of Ray Allen," on...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 04, 2012
NYPost Reports, Unpublishes Quote from Parody NYT Public Editor Account, Later Calls it ‘Errant Tweet’
The New York Post's Page Six quoted from a parody Twitter account posing as New York Times public editor Arthur...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 03, 2012
NYT Corrects 3 Errors in Ann Curry Report, NBC Calls ‘Bad Journalism’
The New York Times corrected a June 28 article about Ann Curry's final day on the NBC "Today" show that...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 01, 2012
CNN’s iReport Runs Hoax Story Musician Gotye Committed Suicide
A CNN iReport post wrongly reported that musician Gotye died, blog Zap2it reported>. The iReport, which has since been removed and...