Category Archives: Television

The Cheney shooting corrections


False tsunami warning sent to Alaskan media


CBS publishes poll on trust and accuracy


Pfizer corrects CEO’s statement


CNN (possibly) banned from Iran due to mistranslation


The media and the miners

By now it’s common knowledge that a terrible, tragic mistake was made in the reporting of 13 miners trapped in a West Virginia coal mine. For a few hours the world believed that all but one of the men had made it out alive. Because of production deadlines, many papers reported this on their front [...]

Complaint over BBC One error upheld


O’Reilly falsely accuses school district of banning Christmas colors


Crunks ‘05: The Year in Media Errors and Corrections

Let’s just say it: This was a very bad year.
That’s the inevitable conclusion after just a few minutes spent reviewing this year’s long list of errors, corrections and plagiarists. But it’s about more than just quantity. What jumps out is that this was a year during which we witnessed the astounding consequences of media errors.
It [...]

Larry, the king


Colbert strikes a blow for truthiness


Fake prostitute buys imaginary Big Mac, reporter resigns


BBC host apologizes after guest swears on air


Networks argue over false death report


Fox pundit’s mistake terrorizes family

Every once in a while we see an example of the serious consequences that a media mistake can cause. This latest example happened when a Fox pundit identified a home he said belonged to a terrorist. It did belong to the man he named — three years ago. Now it belongs to a family and [...]

Convergence apology


“Today” show, MSNBC.com use wrong photo


F-fired!


Hoax sinks its teeth into the press


UPDATED: BBC sucks lemons after bad consumer advice


BBC editor: Journalists must comment on the news


NBC News: Judge’s face had already been shown


NBC’s Brian Williams strikes back


Novak corrects himself


NBC names wrong Iraqi judge