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Bronx 5-Alarm Blaze Fact Check Shows Sloppy Local Reporting, Not Just In National Breaking News Coverage

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Bronx 5-Alarm Blaze Fact Check Shows Sloppy Local Reporting, Not Just In National Breaking News Coverage

By: Rhonda Roland Shearer

May 08, 2013 06:00 AM EST

It is easy to critique the media for errors during national breaking news like the Boston Marathon bombing, but what about daily local coverage? An iMediaEthics fact check of stories about a recent fire in the...

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

3 in 10 Voters Believe Armed Revolution Might Be Necessary? Relax!

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3 in 10 Voters Believe Armed Revolution Might Be Necessary? Relax!

By: David W. Moore

May 03, 2013 01:55 PM EST

Recently, Fairleigh Dickinson’s PublicMind poll released results of a national survey showing 29% of registered voters agree with the statement, “In the next few years, an armed revolution might be necessary in...

WPIX-TV airs 'Best Sex Ever' Sunday at 10 AM when Kids seek cartoons,'This is uncharted territory' Parents Television Council says

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WPIX-TV airs 'Best Sex Ever' Sunday at 10 AM when Kids seek cartoons,'This is uncharted territory' Parents Television Council says

By: Rhonda Roland Shearer

May 03, 2013 06:00 AM EST

While New York children were watching TV and munching on cornflakes while parents slept in, New York's WPIX-TV (PIX Channel 11) aired a program called "Best Sex Ever"’ on a recent Sunday morning. ...

2 Media Fouls in Jason Collins Coverage, Howard Kurtz & Daily Beast 'Parted Company'

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2 Media Fouls in Jason Collins Coverage, Howard Kurtz & Daily Beast 'Parted Company'

By: Sydney Smith

May 02, 2013 03:30 PM EST

Washington Wizards pro basketball player Jason Collins announced in a very high-profile May 6 Sports Illustrated cover story this week that he is gay. And within a few days of Collins' story being published online,...

John Krasinski, Arrested Development: Yahoo News Uses Wrong Photo

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John Krasinski, Arrested Development: Yahoo News Uses Wrong Photo

By: Sydney Smith

May 02, 2013 07:00 AM EST

Oops! Yahoo News wrongly used a picture of director John Singleton with a news story about The Office actor John Krasinski joining the upcoming season of Arrested Development. Gawker, which posted a screenshot of...

Syrian Electronic Army Hacks Guardian's Twitter Accounts for 'Lies and Slander'

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Syrian Electronic Army Hacks Guardian's Twitter Accounts for 'Lies and Slander'

By: Sydney Smith

May 02, 2013 06:00 AM EST

The Guardian reported that some of its Twitter accounts was hacked this past week. Hacked accounts included the Guardian's Books, Travel and Film accounts. According to the Guardian, the Syrian...

IVA Worldwide fund invests 145%? New York Times Math Error Prompts Correction

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IVA Worldwide fund invests 145%? New York Times Math Error Prompts Correction

By: Sydney Smith

May 02, 2013 05:30 AM EST

The New York Times corrected an April 7 article that wrongly -- and impossibly -- claimed that 145% of investment management firm International Value Advisers (IVA) Worldwide's "total portfolio is in European...

Scottish Sun Invaded Privacy By Photographing Funeral, PCC Says

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Scottish Sun Invaded Privacy By Photographing Funeral, PCC Says

By: Sydney Smith

May 02, 2013 05:00 AM EST

The Scottish Sun was called out by the Press Complaints Commission for being insensitive and invasion of privacy when publishing pictures from a funeral last fall. The photos showed the family of Sir Chris Hoy at a...

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%...

National Weather Service: 'Look out for fake weather pics!'

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National Weather Service: 'Look out for fake weather pics!'

By: Sydney Smith

May 01, 2013 06:00 AM EST

A fake photo purportedly showing a huge supercell thunderstorm cloud over Lawton, Oklahoma has been circulating on social media, the National Weather Service said. The National Weather Service in Norman, Oklahoma...

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...

11 Examples of Politico's Addiction to Anonymous Sources, Journalism's Crack Cocaine

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11 Examples of Politico's Addiction to Anonymous Sources, Journalism's Crack Cocaine

By: London Shearer Allen

April 30, 2013 06:00 AM EST

Politico, the Washington, D.C.-based political journalism organization, is notorious for using anonymous sources in its reporting and they have taken heat for it before. As Slate's David Weigel put it in his...

9/11 Plane debris: NYPD doesn't believe it is a hoax

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9/11 Plane debris: NYPD doesn't believe it is a hoax

By: London Shearer Allen

April 29, 2013 02:57 PM EST

Associated Press' Twitter Hack: Would 'two-factor authentication' help?

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Associated Press' Twitter Hack: Would 'two-factor authentication' help?

By: Sydney Smith

April 29, 2013 06:00 AM EST

The Associated Press' Twitter accounts @ap and @AP_mobile were hacked this past week. The hackers posted to the @ap account a fake tweet on April 23 claiming the White House was attacked and President Obama was...

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