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Jared Diamond
Jared Diamond misleads UK Observer Editor: Libel lawsuit NOT dismissed, voluntarily withdrawn without prejudice
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Rhonda Roland Shearer
January 07, 2013
10:00 AM EST
What happened to Jared Diamond’s libel lawsuit where he was sued by two Papua New Guinea tribesmen in 2009? Diamond falsely claimed in an article by Robin McKie published in The Observer on Jan. 5, 2013, that the case...
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CJR's Bruce Porter's Lies
CJR Reporter Lying, Exploiting a Source? What's happening at Columbia Journalism Review?
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Rhonda Roland Shearer
December 18, 2012
08:50 AM EST
Marcy, his source, accused Bruce Porter of lying in Newsweek in 1967. He admits lying to a Michigan journalist about her in 2011. So why is CJR not telling its readers? Porter to Michigan reporter: "This is probably the...
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CJR's Bruce Porter's Lies
TIMELINE: Columbia Journalism Review reporter's exploitation of Marcy, his former Newsweek teen source
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Rhonda Roland Shearer
December 18, 2012
08:45 AM EST
CJR reporter, Bruce Porter feigns caring about his source, Marcy, as he exploits her through time. iMediaEthics' latest special investigation unearths the abuses and lies over 45...
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Pakistani Blasphemy Case
Fact Check: News Outlets Wrongly Report Christians Fleeing Pakistani Village of Christian Girl Koran Burning Case
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Malik Ayub Sumbal
September 05, 2012
02:15 PM EST
ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN: The Pakistani dwellers, Muslims and Christians of Mehra Jaffar village in the suburbs of Islamabad, are disgruntled about the biased and inaccurate reporting by international and local...
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Julian Assange & 'Charges'
LAT Repeats Error on Julian Assange, Still Hasn't Responded to Corrections Questions
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Sydney Smith
June 29, 2012
03:30 PM EST
Seriously? Days after we contacted the Los Angeles Times about errors in its Julian Assange reporting, the newspaper has made the same mistake of wrongly reporting there are "charges" against...
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Julian Assange & 'Charges'
McClatchy corrects 8 stories about Assange in 4 newspapers, Editors not informed
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Rhonda Roland Shearer
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Sydney Smith
June 27, 2012
02:25 PM EST
Julian Assange is merely accused of sexual assault -- not criminally charged, as McClatchy reported in several American newspapers. So when he called that fact to the attention of the news corporation, why was it so hard to...
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SPJ's Deadline Club
Exclusive: SPJ New York Journalism Deadline Club failed to file IRS, NY State forms for many years
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Rhonda Roland Shearer
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Sydney Smith
June 04, 2012
05:00 AM EST
Exclusive: Since January 17, iMediaEthics has tried, and failed, to get the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) New York chapter, The Deadline Club, to answer two simple questions about its annual contest, billed as...
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The Atlantic wrong about AQ Khan
Why A.Q. Khan Breaks Interview Ban for iMediaEthics, His Wrath over The Atlantic, William Langewiesche's 'Lies,' The Atlantic Fact Checker's Fail
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Malik Ayub Sumbal
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Rhonda Roland Shearer
February 06, 2012
03:00 PM EST
In an exclusive interview with iMediaEthics, Abdul Qadeer Khan, the Pakistani metallurgist blamed by the West for making Pakistan a nuclear power, condemned inaccuracies in The Atlantic magazine’s November...
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Mrs. Bhutto's Murder
Why won't the Associated Press correct wrong times on Bhutto murder crime photos?
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Rhonda Roland Shearer
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Malik Ayub Sumbal
January 23, 2012
11:40 AM EST
Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Bhutto was murdered at 5:16 p.m. in an attack on Dec. 27, 2007. Why, then, are the historic crime scene photographs mistimed by the Associated Press (AP) from 1:53 p.m....
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Mrs. Bhutto's Murder
Mrs. Bhutto's Murder Anniversary Part 3: VIDEO Interview with Icon from Benazir Bhutto Assassination
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Malik Ayub Sumbal
December 28, 2011
11:35 AM EST
ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN --An unnamed, emotional man in a brown jacket was featured on the front pages of newspapers throughout the world following Benazir Bhutto's murder four years ago on Dec 27,...
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Mrs. Bhutto's Murder
Mrs. Bhutto's Murder Anniversary Part 2: Exclusive Interview with Icon from Benazir Bhutto Murder
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Malik Ayub Sumbal
December 27, 2011
07:10 AM EST
ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN -- EXCLUSIVE AT SITE OF BHUTTO MURDER FOUR YEARS LATER. SEE PART 1 OF OUR INVESTIGATION HERE.* Malik Ayub Sumbal, iMediaEthics reporter : I am thankful that you came here. ...
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Mrs. Bhutto's Murder
Mrs. Bhutto's Murder Anniversary Part 1: Troubling Double Standard, American photojournalism's different treatment of foreign victims
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Rhonda Roland Shearer
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Malik Ayub Sumbal
December 27, 2011
06:55 AM EST
Photojournalism, at its best, humanizes victims of disasters and conflict zones for American audiences. Yet the opposite can also be true. American photojournalism can also be lurid and sensational in its foreign...
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Police Blotters
Should Campus newspapers delete Student Petty Crimes stories? A Case Study of Ten College Newspapers
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Corinne Segal
December 22, 2011
05:30 AM EST
Editor's Note: Many college newspapers publish police blotters, which in today's online world, link students to their youthful indiscretions permanently. Often, these crimes are non-violent. Should...
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Police Blotters
Is Follow-Up Required on Campus Police Blotter Reports? Scholars Speak Out
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Corinne Segal
December 22, 2011
05:25 AM EST
We consulted both scholars and studies for advice on what legality and best practices college newspapers can adopt to serve the public interest while still minimizing harm to students. Scholars like Toronto Star ...
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Police Blotters
Is Chicago Trib's Mug Shot Publishing More Ethical than St. Petersburg Times?
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Sydney Smith
December 17, 2010
08:15 AM EST
The ethics of news organizations publishing mug shots is an issue that StinkyJournalism has written about a few times before (see here and...
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Time's Aisha & the Taliban
HuffPost Removes Fake Aisha Story After StinkyJournalism Fact Check
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Rhonda Roland Shearer
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Sydney Smith
December 15, 2010
06:55 AM EST
Abdulhadi Hairan's photo (left) of Nazia, a woman he met in 2007, shows a different injury and facial features than the one displayed by Aisha (right), the now famous Afghan woman. The photo on the right is a detail from...
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Ron Sylvester
Wichita Eagle Reporter Ron Sylvester Posted Factual Error to Defend Undisclosed Conflict of Interest in "Pill Mill" Dr. Schneider Case
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Sydney Smith
October 19, 2010
08:05 AM EST
Wichita Eagle reporter Ron Sylvester falsely claimed in his blog comments that his wife's law firm, Hite Fanning, represents the insurance company and former employees of the Schneider Medical Clinic. But, in...
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Ron Sylvester
Kan. Pill Mill Doc Convicted: Wichita Eagle reporter still not disclosing conflict of interest
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Sydney Smith
July 09, 2010
05:30 AM EST
Victim Robin Geist-Wick is pictured in 2006, a year before her death. A jury recently found Stephen Schneider's prescriptions directly led to her death. (Photo use granted by Robert Wick,...
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Ron Sylvester
Wichita Eagle Court Reporter Doesn't Disclose His Wife’s Firm Represents "Pill Mill" Defendants
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Sydney Smith
May 25, 2010
06:01 AM EST
Wichita Eagle reporter Ron Sylvester has live tweeted from the court room extensively on the cases related to "pill mill" doctor Stephen Schneider and his clinic--see...
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Jared Diamond
Rebutting Jared Diamond's Savage Portrait:
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Paul Sillitoe & Mako John Kuwimb
April 28, 2010
05:59 AM EST
Handa Moses Akol (white beard & shirt with necktie in the middle) marching a “holy march” in 2003 with Ps. Henep Soap Lungil (in white shirt on right) – two former enemies walking together united in the...
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