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Scott Pelley says it has "been a bad few months for journalism"'
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Scott Pelley says it has "been a bad few months for journalism"'
By: Sydney Smith
May 18, 2013 06:00 AM EST
"We're getting the big stories wrong over and over again," CBS Evening News anchor Scott Pelley said recently, according to the Associated Press. Pelley, who also contributes to 60 Minutes, added that it...
IMediaEthics Nominated as Finalist in Online Media Awards
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iMediaEthics Nominated as Finalist in Online Media Awards
By: Sydney Smith
May 17, 2013 05:00 AM EST
iMediaEthics is pleased to report that we were named this week as a finalist in the 2013 Online Media Awards category for "Best Specialist Site for Journalism." Other finalists in this category are...
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
CNN Covers Up Error in Cleveland Kidnappings Case: Amanda Berry NOT Ariel Castro's Daughter's Best Friend
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CNN Covers Up Error in Cleveland Kidnappings Case: Amanda Berry NOT Ariel Castro's Daughter's Best Friend
By: Sydney Smith
May 15, 2013 10:00 AM EST
CNN's Michael Martinez made an error in his May 12 story on the Cleveland kidnappings case and suspect Ariel Castro.  But, at some point since the story's publication, CNN or Martinez spotted the error and...
Sports Reporter Fired after 'Tremendous Amount of Sex' Freudian Slip
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Sports Reporter Fired after 'Tremendous Amount of Sex' Freudian Slip
By: Sydney Smith
May 15, 2013 06:00 AM EST
Comcast SportsNet Chicago fired sports reporter Susannah Collins earlier this month, according to the sports media website Sherman Report. The May 3 firing came just days after she botched her comments about a Chicago...
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...
Did Egyptian Newspaper Publish Fake Interview with Hosni Mubarak? Lawyer Says 'Whole Interview is a Lie'
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Did Egyptian Newspaper Publish Fake Interview with Hosni Mubarak? Lawyer Says 'Whole Interview is a Lie'
By: Sydney Smith
May 13, 2013 11:40 AM EST
Former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak's lawyer accused newspaper al-Watan of publishing a fake interview with Mubarak. Al-Watan reporter Mohammad Al Shaikh claims he talked to Mubarak recently, and that Mubarak...
BBC's Interview with Anonymous Source Wasn't so Anonymous, Used his Real Voice, UK Regulator Calls out Invasion of Privacy
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BBC's Interview with Anonymous Source Wasn't so Anonymous, Used his Real Voice, UK Regulator Calls out Invasion of Privacy
By: Sydney Smith
May 12, 2013 06:00 AM EST
The BBC promised to give a "gambling addict" anonymity if he would be interviewed by the network's Panorama program for a feature on "gambling addiction," but the BBC didn't do a good job of...
Cleveland 'Hero' Charles Ramsey's Criminal Past Highlighted, ABC Affiliate says 'Sorry'
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Cleveland 'Hero' Charles Ramsey's Criminal Past Highlighted, ABC Affiliate says 'Sorry'
By: Sydney Smith
May 11, 2013 07:00 PM EST
Why Journalists Shouldn't Say 'Shark-infested Waters,' Guardian Readers Editor Explains
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Why Journalists Shouldn't Say 'Shark-infested Waters,' Guardian Readers Editor Explains
By: Sydney Smith
May 11, 2013 06:00 AM EST
The term "shark-infested waters" is an inaccurate cliche, the Guardian readers' editor Chris Elliott argued in a May 5 column. Readers took the paper to task after reporting on two American tourists who...
Student Newspaper Defends Anonymous Source Use in Adderall Story as 'Public Health Issue'
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Student Newspaper Defends Anonymous Source Use in Adderall Story as 'Public Health Issue'
By: Sydney Smith
May 10, 2013 06:00 AM EST
The University of Portland's [Oregon] student newspaper The Beacon offered an example of transparency to readers last month. In a story on college students taking Adderall, "Drugged For Success," the...
Should Media Name Amanda Berry's Daughter in Reporting on Cleveland Kidnappings Case?
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Should Media Name Amanda Berry's Daughter in Reporting on Cleveland Kidnappings Case?
By: Sydney Smith
May 09, 2013 02:21 PM EST
Many news outlets are naming the six-year-old daughter of Cleveland kidnapping victim, Amanda Berry. But should they? Berry is one of three women who were kidnapped in Ohio...
BBC Fires Sports Broadcaster who Admitted 'Indecent Assault on Young Girls'
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BBC Fires Sports Broadcaster who Admitted 'Indecent Assault on Young Girls'
By: Sydney Smith
May 09, 2013 10:35 AM EST
The BBC announced that it fired sports broadcaster Stuart Hall the same day that UK prosecutors confirmed he "pleaded guilty to 14 indecent assaults on young girls" between 1967 and 1986, the Associated Press...
Cornell University Daily Sun Newspaper Invaded Rape Victim's Privacy Says Public Editor
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Cornell University Daily Sun Newspaper Invaded Rape Victim's Privacy Says Public Editor
By: Sydney Smith
May 09, 2013 06:00 AM EST
The public editor for Cornell University's student newspaper Cornell Daily Sun, Nicholas Kaasik, slammed the newspaper for how it reported on rape in an April 4 story.   "In my opinion, The Sun had a...
MSNBC Cuts & Pastes Biden's words about Benghazi, and makes them about Gun control, Says sorry afterwards
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MSNBC Cuts & Pastes Biden's words about Benghazi, and makes them about Gun control, Says sorry afterwards
By: Sydney Smith
May 07, 2013 06:00 AM EST
A "producer error" led MSNBC to quote Vice President Joe Biden out of context from one event (about the attack on the U.S. consulate in Libya) and apply it to another segment with a completely different meaning,...
Howard Kurtz: Jason Collins Error was 'Sloppy and Inexcusable'
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Howard Kurtz: Jason Collins Error was 'Sloppy and Inexcusable'
By: Sydney Smith
May 06, 2013 09:30 AM EST
Howard Kurtz apologized May 5 on his CNN program "Reliable Sources" for his now-retracted Daily Beast article about NBA player Jason...
Father of Teen May Sue, Accused by NY Post as Boston Marathon Bomber on Front Page
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Father of Teen May Sue, Accused by NY Post as Boston Marathon Bomber on Front Page
By: Sydney Smith
May 06, 2013 05:00 AM EST
An angry father of a teenager wrongly identified by the New York Post as a possible suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings might sue, the Washington Post reported.  His son and another person were depicted in a...
LA Times, New York Times Join USA Today, AP in New Standards for 'Illegal Immigrant'
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LA Times, New York Times Join USA Today, AP in New Standards for 'Illegal Immigrant'
By: Sydney Smith
May 05, 2013 05:00 AM EST
The Los Angeles Times is the latest news organization to update its standards for how it reports on immigration.  According to the Times, the newspaper plans on handling descriptions with "a careful, case-by-case...
Louisiana High School Newspaper's Prank Gone Wrong
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Louisiana High School Newspaper's Prank Gone Wrong
By: Sydney Smith
May 04, 2013 06:00 AM EST
A Louisiana high school's student newspaper published a story that local restaurant was being shut down and possibly sued over huge health violations, like selling old, re-used food, including "months old"...
Mike Bloomberg Only Allowed 1 Pizza Slice? Drudge Report Hoaxed by Daily Currant Satire Story
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Mike Bloomberg Only Allowed 1 Pizza Slice? Drudge Report Hoaxed by Daily Currant Satire Story
By: Sydney Smith
May 03, 2013 02:00 PM EST
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