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'Transgender Issues' after Apparent Suicide of Teacher Lucy Meadows, PCC to Advise Media
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'Transgender Issues' after Apparent Suicide of Teacher Lucy Meadows, PCC to Advise Media
By: Sydney Smith
May 20, 2013 05:00 AM EST
The UK Press Complaints Commission announced last week that it is working on new guidance related to "transgender issues." In creating this guidance, the PCC said it plans to "consult with representatives...
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...
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
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...
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...
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...
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
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,...
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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