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Why won't the Associated Press correct wrong times on Bhutto murder crime photos?
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Special Investigation : Mrs. Bhutto’s Murder
Why won't the Associated Press correct wrong times on Bhutto murder crime photos?
By: Rhonda Roland Shearer, 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....
Mrs. Bhutto's Murder Anniversary Part 3: VIDEO Interview with Icon from Benazir Bhutto Assassination
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Special Investigation : Mrs. Bhutto’s Murder
Mrs. Bhutto's Murder Anniversary Part 3: VIDEO Interview with Icon from Benazir Bhutto Assassination
By: 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,...
1500 Complaints over Washington Post headline? WaPo Corrects after E-mail Campaign
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1500 Complaints over Washington Post headline? WaPo Corrects after E-mail Campaign
By: Sydney Smith
December 12, 2011 05:30 AM EST
The Washington Post corrected a photo gallery's headline and sub-headline after the newspaper's public editor received at least 1,500 complaints, Post public editor Patrick Pexton reported in a Dec. 9...
Is AP Photo Caption Misleading?
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Is AP Photo Caption Misleading?
By: Sydney Smith
May 07, 2011 03:55 PM EST
Why is the NY Daily News Publishing Nose Picking Celebrity Photos?
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Why is the NY Daily News Publishing Nose Picking Celebrity Photos?
By: Sydney Smith, Rhonda Roland Shearer
April 07, 2011 08:59 AM EST
Images of people with their eyes closed used to be thrown away...yet a photo gallery on the New York Daily News web site publishes a photo of Robert DeNiro with his eyes shut? (Credit: Gregory Pace/BEImages) COMMENTARY The...
Not Skipping Class: Student Newspaper's Misleading Photo Corrected, Lesson in False Light, Media Ethics
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Not Skipping Class: Student Newspaper's Misleading Photo Corrected, Lesson in False Light, Media Ethics
By: Sydney Smith
October 02, 2010 06:27 AM EST
Newsweek Corrects Photo Caption To Disclose Image is Illustration
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Newsweek Corrects Photo Caption To Disclose Image is Illustration
By: Sydney Smith
June 07, 2010 07:23 AM EST
Four of the soldiers pictured appear twice. The Newsweek photo suggests there are 11 soldiers, but there are really only seven. Dan Levinson, who complained about the photo to StinkyJournalism, circled the "clones" or...
Eyeball editing: Print media's overuse of spell-checker creates howlers
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Column : Faux Paus Files
Eyeball editing: Print media's overuse of spell-checker creates howlers
By: Robert Buckman
May 29, 2010 02:38 PM EST
Robert Buckman's Faux Pas Files column highlights common spelling errors in headlines, subheds, and cutlines. As promised, after castigating my broadcast colleagues in the last column for their sloppiness and...
For want of a tilde, the spelling is wrong!
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Column : Faux Paus Files
For want of a tilde, the spelling is wrong!
By: Robert Buckman
March 15, 2010 08:35 AM EST
Today is Robert Buckman's inaugural column on StinkyJournalism. Buckman,Ph,D., is an associate professor at University of Louisiana at Lafayette and a member of the Society of Professional Journalists Ethics Committee. Robert...
NY Daily News Uses Bronx Trash To Illustrate Florida Women's Death
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NY Daily News Uses Bronx Trash To Illustrate Florida Women's Death
By: Molika Ashford
October 16, 2009 01:43 PM EST
Beef with Newsweek Buffalo Chart:
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Beef with Newsweek Buffalo Chart:
By: Rhonda Roland Shearer
July 02, 2009 12:00 AM EST
Figure 1:  Original Chart was published in Newsweek's June 8 2009 print version. Look at the two pink areas we colored-in above. Luxembourg’s purchase of $106.1 billion is 50% smaller than “All Others” at...
BBC Botches Iranian Rally Caption: Large Crowd Photo of Supporters Mislabeled Protesters
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BBC Botches Iranian Rally Caption: Large Crowd Photo of Supporters Mislabeled Protesters
By: Rhonda Roland Shearer
June 23, 2009 12:00 AM EST
The UK Times' deceptive editorializing through photo selection:
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The UK Times' deceptive editorializing through photo selection:
By: Rhonda Roland Shearer
May 27, 2009 12:00 AM EST
BYU Student Paper's Caption Error:
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BYU Student Paper's Caption Error:
By: Rhonda Roland Shearer
April 09, 2009 12:00 AM EST
ABC News' Exploitation of Medical Conditions?
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ABC News' Exploitation of Medical Conditions?
By: Rhonda Roland Shearer
March 10, 2009 12:00 AM EST
WHY IS THE MAN WITH THE "WORLD'S LONGEST EAR HAIR" PAIRED WITH THIS YOUNG BOY WITH A HEART DEFECT? The boy's face is blurred to protect his privacy...the other children and adults featured in this ABC "Medical...
NewsBusters Busted:
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NewsBusters Busted:
By: Danielle Elliot
February 09, 2009 12:00 AM EST
Reuters Mis-Captioned Photos:
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Reuters Mis-Captioned Photos:
By: Danielle Elliot
February 05, 2009 12:00 AM EST
Newspaper Credibility Swept Away?
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Newspaper Credibility Swept Away?
By: StinkyJournalism.org Staff
October 21, 2008 12:00 AM EST
The Independent's "Great Depression" Front-Page is a Fake
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The Independent's "Great Depression" Front-Page is a Fake
By: StinkyJournalism.org Staff
October 07, 2008 12:00 AM EST
Campaign Spot's John Trenchard reported the photograph that The Independent used to illustrate America's 2008 "great depression" on its April 1, 2008 front-page,  was, in fact, a Getty Images photo taken in...
Fake Kiwi family is a fake Aussie family too
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"Fake Kiwi family is a fake Aussie family too"
By: StinkyJournalism.org Staff
September 23, 2008 12:00 AM EST
The New Zealand Herald's Edward Gay wrote: The Australian government identified the happy family in the stock photo as Aussies; whereas, New Zealand's Labour party labeled the same family as typical Kiwis. The truth was they...
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