Tag Archives: News
China’s Communist Party newspaper falls for fake news story
BEIJING, CHINA (BNO NEWS) — The newspaper of China’s Communist Party on Tuesday reported on a fake news article from The Onion which named North Korean leader Kim Jong Un… Read more
Phone hacking: UK police arrest former News of the World editor
LONDON (BNO NEWS) — British police on Wednesday arrested a twelfth person in relation to alleged phone hacking at the now-defunct News of the World, officials said. It is believed… Read more
Hackers hijack Fox News Twitter page, announce Obama’s death
WASHINGTON, D.C. (BNO NEWS) — Hackers calling themselves ‘The Script Kiddies’ on early Monday morning hijacked a webpage belonging to Fox News on the social networking website Twitter. They later… Read more
WikiLeaks supporters hack PBS, post fake news story
NEW YORK (BNO NEWS) — Outraged by a recent PBS documentary regarding WikiLeaks, a group calling themselves LulzSec hacked into the broadcaster’s servers on Sunday, posting a fake news story… Read more
Will Amazon make a tablet? ‘Stay tuned,’ says Jeff Bezos (Paul Reynolds/Consumer Reports News)
Paul Reynolds / Consumer Reports News: Will Amazon make a tablet? ‘Stay tuned,’ says Jeff Bezos — Asked today about the possibility of Amazon launching a multipurpose tablet device, the… Read more
UNESCO chief condemns killing of Peruvian radio news presenter
UNITED NATIONS (BNO NEWS) — The United Nations (UN) on Monday condemned the killing of an outspoken Peruvian who had criticized local authorities in the north of the Andean country…. Read more
New: Google Showing Recent Stories From News Sites With News Snippet (Barry Schwartz/Search Engine Land)
Barry Schwartz / Search Engine Land: New: Google Showing Recent Stories From News Sites With News Snippet — Search for [news] or [new york times] or [fox news] or other… Read more
OBAMA TO ADDRESS NATION REGARDING OSAMA BIN LADEN – CBS NEWS
WASHINGTON, D.C. (BNO NEWS) — Obama’s address involves Osama bin Laden, CBS News reports citing sources.
U.S. Rep. Giffords devastated by news of shooting deaths, but physical condition improving
HOUSTON (BNO NEWS) — U.S. Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords did not know until last month that six people were killed in the shooting rampage that seriously injured her in January, her… Read more
No fried food: Health Dept. workers cringe at new rules restricting foods, fragrances, decorations (Kathleen Lucadamo/NY Daily News)
Kathleen Lucadamo / NY Daily News: No fried food: Health Dept. workers cringe at new rules restricting foods, fragrances, decorations — No overbearing perfume. No obscene pictures. And definitely no… Read more
