MEDIA
VIN News Refuses To Issue Correction
TCR is requesting a correction or clarification in a VIN News story by reporter Edie Lau. Lau has not yet made any changes to her story, nor has she responded to TCR’s most recent e-mail. TCR is publishing the exchange with Lau in full:
News Media Run False COVID-19 Dog Story, Refuse To Correct It
News Media Run False COVID-19 Dog Story, Refuse To Correct It Last month, a North Carolina family and their dog, Winston, became overnight celebrities when some of the country’s major news outlets unleashed a false and misleading story about the dog being the first in the United States to become infected with COVID-19 after Duke […]
Exclusive: USDA Says Its Testing Does Not Verify SARS-CoV-2 in North Carolina Family Dog, Contrary to Deluge of National Media Reports
USDA Says Its Testing Does NOT Verify SARS-CoV-2 in North Carolina Family Dog, Contrary to Deluge of National Media Reports Four weeks ago today, a family’s dog in North Carolina named Winston became an overnight celebrity when the news media declared that Winston was positive for Coronavirus. Chapel Hill pug tests positive for coronavirus; first […]
Two Weeks Later, ‘Covid Dog’ Test Results Still Unconfirmed By U.S. Officials
It has been two weeks since a family dog in North Carolina named Winston became an overnight celebrity when the media declared that Winston was positive for Coronavirus. However, Winston’s test results remain unconfirmed by U.S. officials. “BREAKING NEWS: FIRST DOG IN U.S. TESTS POSITIVE FOR CORONAVIRUS,” NBC Nightly News reported in one of the opening […]
Is The Media Jumping The Gun On The ‘COVID-19 Dog’? USDA, Which Must Confirm Covid Cases in Animals, Says: ‘If the samples arrive today, we won’t have results until at least tomorrow’
***This story has been updated*** Is The Media Jumping The Gun On The ‘COVID-19 Dog’? USDA, Which Must Confirm Covid Cases in Animals, Says: ‘If the samples arrive today, we won’t have results until at least tomorrow’ A family’s dog in North Carolina has been making national headlines after Duke researchers say that the dog […]
Champion Spaniel Is Ejected From Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show: TCR Talks With Dog And Owner Moments After
***This piece has been updated*** [Following publication, Westminster Kennel Club spokesperson Lisa Peterson provided the following statement in an email to The Canine Review: “The Irish Water Spaniel had been excused, not disqualified. According to AKC Dog Show Rules, excusal and disqualification are two separate reasons to ask a dog to leave the ring. If […]
The Canine Review’s Response to Breeders
Dear Breeders, A private, closed Breeder Preservationist Facebook group whose members include several reputable breeders, has an administrator who has taken it upon herself to act as a media ombudsman and instruct each of you to self-censor by disregarding The Canine Review because we had the audacity to take on the mission of holding all […]
