Forbes story on mass murder including prediction game
Forbes published a story about a Louisiana man that killed 8 children over the weekend containing a box that asked readers to predict whether Congress would do anything about gun control, reports Matthew Gault of 404 Media. Gault reports, “‘Congress WILL/ WON’T pass new gun safety legislation before 31st December 2026?’ The box said then asked readers to ‘make […]
The company PR person who doesn’t exist
Laith Al-Khalaf of The Financial Times writes about Emilia Carrière, the head of communications for restructuring firm Coots & Boots. Al-Khalaf writes, “Alphaville called the firm’s reception and asked for Carrière. We were told nobody by that name worked at the company. We followed up with an email asking to set up a chat with her, […]
Law360, Reuters journalists want parent companies to drop DHS contracts
More than 200 journalists at Law360, a legal news outlet, and its sister publications have signed a letter demanding that their parent company RELX drop its contract with the Department of Homeland Security, reports Angela Fu of the Poynter Institute. Fu reports, “The letter, which was signed by more than 80% of the union representing editorial staff at Law360 […]
Misleading ads appearing in business news outlets
Jeremy Arnold of Hunterbrook Media writes about how misleading ads for distressed companies are appearing in everything from blue-chip financial newsletters to The Wall Street Journal, calling into question their due diligence and adherence to disclosure obligations. Arnold reports, “Few outlets count on this simple trust more than Morning Brew. A hotshot daily newsletter network with […]
Crypto news sites take down story critical of crypto PR
Several business-focused digital news outlets quietly took down news articles about the massive scale of junk information floating around the cryptocurrency space, reports Max Tani of Semafor. Tani reports, “Investing.com, one of the biggest business-focused digital news and investing sites, ran a piece titled, Crypto press releases dominated by high risk projects, chainstory study finds. But within a few […]
Business Insider and Jeffrey Epstein’s mugshot
Max Tani of Semafor reports how Business Insider removed a mug shot of disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein, a convicted sex offender, after his foundation requested a change. Tani reports, “The team discussed appealing to BI founder Henry Blodget by implying a shared connection over pressure from federal authorities. (Blodget was accused of promoting companies in public while disparaging them […]
Study: 60% of crypto news releases bypassing editorial
More than three out of five news releases about cryptocurrency offerings are buying distribution on popular media outlets and bypassing editorial judgment, according to a study released Tuesday. According to the study from Chainstory, roughly 62% of the 2,893 press releases in its dataset — collected over a four-month span — come from projects flagged […]
FT’s Wolf on how an impersonator appeared on social media
Andrew Deck of Nieman Lab writes about how Financial Times columnist Martin Wolf faced an impersonator on social media. Deck writes, “Increasingly frustrated, the FT reached out directly to Nick Clegg, then the president of global affairs at Meta, who Wolf knew in his past life as a British politician and member of the U.K. parliament. Within hours of […]
Digging into the fake Business Insider bylines
Scott Nover and Aaron Schaffer investigated the bylines of the Business Insider commentary pieces pulled from the website last week. Nover and Schaffer write, “Attempts to reach these authors led to outright denials and contradictory explanations that raised further questions about their identities. “Unlike most of the names associated with the withdrawn articles, Nwelue has a robust internet presence. […]
Reuters removes China video after permission withdrawn
Reuters News on Friday withdrew a four-minute video containing an exchange between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping discussing the possibility that humans can live to 150 years old, after China state TV demanded its removal and withdrew the legal permission to use it. A Reuters story states, “The footage, which included […]
