In October of 2014, online sports news website, Deadspin published a story that questioned what U.S. Rep. Cory Gardner has said publicly about his time playing high school football. Deadspin’s story suggested Gardner didn’t play any football, but it was incorrect. Editor Tommy Craggs wrote an apology with the headline, “How Deadspin Fucked Up The Cory Gardner Story.” This […]
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Errors in reporting: a very straightforward apology
Posted by: Savannah Norton | March 28, 2016 | No Comment |
under: Comm 455
Tags: apology, credibility, errors, false reporting, News, savannah norton, snorton, Sports
Tags: apology, credibility, errors, false reporting, News, savannah norton, snorton, Sports
Errors in reporting: Rolling Stone’s campus rape story
Posted by: Savannah Norton | March 14, 2016 | No Comment |In November of 2015, Rolling Stone published a feature about a gang rape that allegedly occurred at a frat party at University of Virginia. Rolling Stone’s Campus Rape Story was one of the most cautionary tales of confirmation bias in journalism. Journalism website, Poynter, comments that,”It’s also an example of how to not to behave […]