by Sydney Smith on Jan 26, 2020
BBC uses LeBron James video in Kobe Bryant death report
In its report on Kobe Bryant's death, the BBC used footage of LeBron James playing basketball. A clip of the...
Social Media & Online Commenting
by Sydney Smith on Jan 17, 2020
New Mexico sports reporter used ‘scalps’ in tweet
New Mexico Hobbs News-Sun sports reporter Jason Farmer apologized last week for a tweet using the word "scalps." The tweet...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 16, 2020
Fake New York Post reporter Twitter account posted Iranian propaganda
A fake Twitter account purporting to be New York Post reporter Mark Moore shared pro-Iran propaganda. Now, that account has...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 09, 2020
BBC apologizes for tweet saying number of Yiddish speakers ‘severely depleted’
The BBC apologized after its World Service Twitter account tweeted, "Yiddish was once spoken by more than 10 million people,...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 07, 2020
No more online comments for Oregonian news site OregonLive
The Oregonian newspaper has ended its online comments section for its website OregonLive. The announcement was made in a Dec....
by Sydney Smith on Jan 06, 2020
NBC New York deletes anti-Semitic attacks tweet
NBC News York posted a tweet suggesting anti-Semitic attacks are because of Hasidic communities moving into the suburbs. The tweet...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 04, 2020
NYT deletes Edward Gallagher tweet
The New York Times tweeted about former Navy SEAL Edward Gallagher's new merchandise line. This summer, Gallagher was acquitted of...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 30, 2019
Top 10 Social Media Snafus of 2019
As with every year, 2019 saw plenty of bad tweets, wrong tweets, and more. Tweets by staffers from The New...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 24, 2019
No Labour punch? 2 editors tweet corrections for anonymously sourced claims
Both BBC and ITV's political editors tweeted that a Labour Party activist punched an adviser for the Tory Party. But,...