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Toronto Star's Front-Page Apology 1st in 18 Years, Story was 'Entirely Wrong,' Public Editor Says
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Toronto Star's Front-Page Apology 1st in 18 Years, Story was 'Entirely Wrong,' Public Editor Says
By: Sydney Smith
May 16, 2013 06:00 AM EST
For the first time in 18 years, the Toronto Star had to run a front-page apology after wrongly saying that a politician was on vacation, Toronto Star public editor Kathy English noted in a recent column.  It was also...
New York Post fakes it again, Obama photo doctored with NO disclosure
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New York Post fakes it again, Obama photo doctored with NO disclosure
By: Rhonda Roland Shearer
May 14, 2013 01:55 PM EST
Can't the New York Post play by the rules? Photo editors know they are supposed to disclose when an image is a "photo illustration" even if the image looks obviously Photoshopped to many. Sunday, the NY...
South Korean News Denies Photoshop of Obama, Park Geun-hye, Admits to failed caption
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South Korean News Denies Photoshop of Obama, Park Geun-hye, Admits to failed caption
By: Sydney Smith
May 14, 2013 06:00 AM EST
South Korean news organization Yonhap News Agency published a strange side-by-side image of South Korea's president Park Geun-hye with President Barack Obama apparently shaking hands. It's odd because it creates an...
4 Ways Slate Misinterpreted the Failed Gun Control Vote Poll from WashPost/Pew
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4 Ways Slate Misinterpreted the Failed Gun Control Vote Poll from WashPost/Pew
By: David W. Moore
May 01, 2013 10:00 AM EST
The Washington Post and Pew announced last week that only 15% of Americans were “angry” at the U.S. Senate’s failure to pass the gun bill that included required background checks for gun buyers. Another 32%...
 Toronto Star Defends Outing Mayor Rob Ford's 'Alcohol Abuse' with Anonymous Sources
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Toronto Star Defends Outing Mayor Rob Ford's 'Alcohol Abuse' with Anonymous Sources
By: Sydney Smith
April 30, 2013 07:00 AM EST
Why did the Toronto Star use anonymous sources to claim that the city's mayor, Rob Ford, was possibly so drunk that he was kicked out of a military event? In an April column, public editor Kathy English inspected...
Sarah Palin Wants to Invade Czech Republic? Polish Magazine Hoaxed by Satire Site's Fake Quotes
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Sarah Palin Wants to Invade Czech Republic? Polish Magazine Hoaxed by Satire Site's Fake Quotes
By: Sydney Smith
April 26, 2013 06:00 AM EST
Polish magazine Wprost was hoaxed by a satire article claiming Sarah Palin wanted President Obama to invade the Czech Republic as a retaliation for the Boston Marathon bombings, the Examiner and Jim Romenesko...
 Paul Ryan Letter to Editor "Contained an Egregious Error", Kansas City Star Readers Rep says
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Paul Ryan Letter to Editor "Contained an Egregious Error", Kansas City Star Readers Rep says
By: Sydney Smith
April 20, 2013 06:00 AM EST
The Kansas City Star fact checks letters to the editor before publication, according to the newspaper's public editor Derek Donovan. But, in an April 12 case, the paper missed an error in a letter about Rep. Paul...
82 percent of NY Post Anthony Weiner Front-page Story Stolen from New York Times Magazine
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82 percent of NY Post Anthony Weiner Front-page Story Stolen from New York Times Magazine
By: Rhonda Roland Shearer, Sydney Smith
April 18, 2013 06:00 AM EST
Why do an exclusive interview for your front-page if you can just steal it from another newspaper? That's what the New York Post did with the New York Times' interview of former U.S. congressman and possible NYC...
Toronto Star mistakenly suggested Weeklong Training at Harvard Equaled Harvard Degree says  Ombud
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Toronto Star mistakenly suggested Weeklong Training at Harvard Equaled Harvard Degree says Ombud
By: Sydney Smith
April 02, 2013 06:00 AM EST
The Toronto Star was "technically correct" but misled readers in some reports on Kathleen Wynne, the head of the Ontario Leader Party and Ontario's Premier, public editor Kathy English reported this...
Opposition to Same-Sex Marriage Likely Smaller Than What Most Polls Show
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Opposition to Same-Sex Marriage Likely Smaller Than What Most Polls Show
By: David W. Moore
March 28, 2013 05:00 AM EST
With the Supreme Court considering two cases involving same-sex marriage, it may be useful to review how opposed the public might be to decisions that would strike down the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act and California’s...
Americans want White House tours despite $Trillions of budget cuts?  Yes, The Hill's new poll says
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Americans want White House tours despite $Trillions of budget cuts? Yes, The Hill's new poll says
By: David W. Moore
March 19, 2013 07:00 PM EST
A recent article from "Congressional news site" The Hill claims that voters are more likely to trust the Democratic Party than the Republican Party on budget matters, “even though a strong majority actually...
Why the ABC/Washington Post Poll on the Sequester is Really 'Deeply Misleading'
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Why the ABC/Washington Post Poll on the Sequester is Really 'Deeply Misleading'
By: David W. Moore
March 14, 2013 05:50 PM EST
Last week I blogged about the ABC/Washington Post poll on the sequester, citing with approval Matthew Yglesias’ characterization of the article reporting the results as “deeply...
Boston Newspaper Owner's Daughter-in-Law running for state senate? Does an Ombudsman fix conflict of interest?
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Boston Newspaper Owner's Daughter-in-Law running for state senate? Does an Ombudsman fix conflict of interest?
By: Sydney Smith
March 14, 2013 06:00 AM EST
Why Newspaper Published Fake Interview with Politician, Called it 'A Little Piece of Satire'
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Why Newspaper Published Fake Interview with Politician, Called it 'A Little Piece of Satire'
By: Sydney Smith
March 01, 2013 07:00 AM EST
As iMediaEthics wrote this past weekend, Falkland Islands' only newspaper, the weekly Penguin News, published a fake interview purporting to be with Argentina's foreign minister, Héctor Timerman. The...
Washington Post Misquoted Satire Story, Not Just Duped, Says Daily Currant
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Washington Post Misquoted Satire Story, Not Just Duped, Says Daily Currant
By: Sydney Smith
February 12, 2013 06:00 PM EST
iMediaEthics wrote earlier today about the Washington Post's correction after being duped by a satire story claiming Sarah Palin would be working for Al Jazeera.  As we explained, the Post's story...
Sarah Palin Joins Al Jazeera? WashPost Duped by Satire Article
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Sarah Palin Joins Al Jazeera? WashPost Duped by Satire Article
By: Sydney Smith
February 12, 2013 11:35 AM EST
Shortly after Mediaite called the Washington Post out for being duped by a satire site, the Post scrubbed references to phony quotes and information claiming Sarah Palin was going to work for Al Jazeera...
News Value? Smoking Gun publishes stolen personal Bush emails, pics because it can?
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News Value? Smoking Gun publishes stolen personal Bush emails, pics because it can?
By: Sydney Smith
February 10, 2013 08:00 AM EST
Gun Barrel Smoke NOT Fake in Obama's WH Skeet Shooting Photo, says Head of National Skeet Shoot Assn
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Gun Barrel Smoke NOT Fake in Obama's WH Skeet Shooting Photo, says Head of National Skeet Shoot Assn
By: Rhonda Roland Shearer, Sydney Smith
February 06, 2013 06:00 AM EST
A few days after The New Republic tweeted and then deleted a fake photo of President Obama skeet shooting, the White House released an actual photo of the president skeet shooting. But, some are claiming that photo is...
Is Public Distrust in Government at the 'Boiling Point'?
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Is Public Distrust in Government at the 'Boiling Point'?
By: David W. Moore
February 01, 2013 03:50 PM EST
According to Pew’s latest poll, as introduced by Judy Woodruff on the PBS Newshour, “about one-quarter of Americans trust government to do the right thing always or most of the time. A whopping 73 percent...
The New Republic Tweets Fake Photo of Obama Skeet Shooting?
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The New Republic Tweets Fake Photo of Obama Skeet Shooting?
By: Sydney Smith
January 31, 2013 06:00 AM EST
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