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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...
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...
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...
IMediaEthics Immigration Survey: Methodology & Topline
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iMediaEthics Immigration Survey: Methodology & Topline
By: David W. Moore
May 13, 2013 05:00 AM EST
IMEDIAETHICS METHODOLOGY FOR IMMIGRATION SURVEY Geography Surveyed: USA 50 States Data Collected: 04/13/2013 - 04/16/2013 Immigration: 896 adults nationwide were interviewed by SurveyUSA Saturday 04/13/13 through...
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
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...
 Campus Police Intimidate Student Journalists, Lessons learned from Stony Brook Univ. fire
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Campus Police Intimidate Student Journalists, Lessons learned from Stony Brook Univ. fire
By: Wasim Ahmad
May 09, 2013 07:00 AM EST
There are journalists, and then there are police. And then there are student journalists. And campus police. Whereas battle-hardened, experienced journalists know how to pick their battles and navigate their way...
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...
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,...
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