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BBC Reporter Promoted PR Wife's Business When Interviewing Students of Her Client
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Sydney Smith
June 17, 2013
05:00 AM EST
Freelance BBC reporter Adam Kirtley, in effect, promoted his wife's public relations clients when interviewing students at Cranbourne Business and Enterprise College, for which his wife's company does publicity, the...
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Former Alabama Gov George Wallace NOT a Republican, MSNBC Corrects
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Sydney Smith
June 14, 2013
06:00 AM EST
An MSNBC graphic wrongly said George Wallace -- who was a segregationist governor of Alabama during portions of the 1960s through the 1980s, and a failed presidential candidate -- was a Republican, when he was a member of...
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UK Sun: 'We apologise to any alien lifeforms for linking them to Scientologists'
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Sydney Smith
June 14, 2013
04:00 AM EST
The UK Sun newspaper apologized to aliens for a story saying "Flying saucers [were seen] over British Scientology HQ." Yep, you read that right. The News Corp-owned newspaper said sorry to aliens. The...
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NYT Unpublishes Anthony Weiner Story after 'Inadvertently' Publishing It
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Sydney Smith
June 12, 2013
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Toronto Star Admits Lifting Doug Ford Quote from Globe and Mail
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Sydney Smith
June 10, 2013
05:00 AM EST
In a recent clarification, The Toronto Star fessed up to lifting a quote obtained by the Globe and Mail. The June 4 "news clarification" admitted the newspaper published without credit a comment made by...
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Rebekah Brooks Pleads Not Guilty to Phone Hacking, Corruption Charges
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Sydney Smith
June 06, 2013
11:05 AM EST
Rebekah Brooks pleaded not guilty to five criminal charges in the UK police's investigation into abuse by the media. According to the Hollywood Reporter, Brooks entered her pleas in today's "pre-trial...
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Bradley Manning's Trial for Leaking to WikiLeaks Started this Week
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Sydney Smith
June 05, 2013
11:30 AM EST
The trial against Bradley Manning, the U.S. Army soldier who admitted earlier this year that he provided hundreds of thousands of leaked documents to WikiLeaks back in 2010, began Monday. As iMediaEthics wrote in...
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Parade Mag Fakes Cover Photo of ABC-TV Hosts Kelly Ripa-Michael Strahan, No disclosure
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Mitchell Petit-Frere
June 05, 2013
11:15 AM EST
Parade magazine’s cover photo for the Sunday June 2, 2013 issue used a fake background without disclosing the fact to readers. A second fake photo was also used in the magazine’s cover story. The...
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National Review's Ron Fournier Says His 'Jihad' Word Choice was 'Irresponsible'
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Sydney Smith
June 05, 2013
05:00 AM EST
National Journal's Ron Fournier called his saying President Barack Obama had started a "jihad against the press" an "inaccurate/irresponsible word choice," in a May 24 apology tweet. Fournier...
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No More 'Illegal Immigrant' at San Francisco Chronicle Either
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Sydney Smith
June 02, 2013
05:30 AM EST
The San Francisco Chronicle is the latest news outlet to update its style entry on "illegal immigrant," Poynter reported. Like the Associated Press, the Chronicle won't use the term "illegal...
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Inquistr Adds Daily Mail to 'Watch List' after Being Hoaxed by Fake Interview
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Sydney Smith
June 02, 2013
05:00 AM EST
After being hoaxed by a fake Sir Roger Moore interview published by the Daily Mail, Inquisitr senior editor James Johnson told iMediaEthics by email that Inquisitr has added the Daily Mail to its internal "Watch...
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Hoax Sotheby's Craigslist Ad Tricks Gawker, NYMag, HuffPo
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Sydney Smith
June 02, 2013
04:30 AM EST
A few news sites were hoaxed by a fake Craigslist advertisement but soon made corrections after learning the ad wasn't legitimate. The Craigslist ad showed a series of conversations between Sotheby's employees...
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Where's the Video? Donors Gave $200K to Gawker's Crackstarter Campaign to Buy Alleged Rob Ford Crack Video
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Sydney Smith
May 27, 2013
04:51 PM EST
With 11 hours to go, Gawker has hit its $200,000 goal to raise money to buy a video that allegedly shows Toronto Mayor Rob Ford smoking crack. But is Gawker donating the $200K to charity if they don't come up with the...
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NYT Unpublishes Slideshow after finding Photojournalist lied about photo subjects
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Sydney Smith
May 26, 2013
06:00 AM EST
The New York Times unpublished "a post and a slide show about Haitian child servants" because a Times photojournalist lied about the identity of his photo subjects and failed to disclose a conflict of interest,...
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After Snooping AP, Obama Admin Backs Media-Friendly Bill on Anonymous Sources, Subpoenas
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Sydney Smith
May 25, 2013
05:30 AM EST
Days after the secret subpoenas for phone records of the Associated Press came to light, the Obama administration announced it wants to make it easier for journalists to get similar subpoenas dropped by way of the Free...
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Twitter Announces 2-Step Verification after Hacks to AP, CBS News, BBC, The Guardian, AFP
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Sydney Smith
May 25, 2013
05:00 AM EST
Twitter now has a two-step verification process as a way to "better protect your Twitter account," the company announced in a May 22 blogpost. Users who opt into that extra verification step will first log in...
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Financial Times' Twitter the Latest to be Hacked by Syrian Electronic Army
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Sydney Smith
May 25, 2013
04:30 AM EST
Hackers posted phony messages on the Financial Times' Twitter accounts and Tech Blog, Editors Weblog reported. The Syrian Electronic Army claimed responsibility for the hack. As iMediaEthics has written, that...
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Call To Penalize Media Outlets Violating Journalism Ethics in Ghana
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Sydney Smith
May 19, 2013
06:00 AM EST
Ghana Institute of Journalism rector David Newton called for penalties against media outlets that don't follow journalism standards. Newton also advocated for the country's journalists abide by journalism ethics...
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Scott Pelley says it has 'been a bad few months for journalism'
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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...
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iMediaEthics Nominated as Finalist in Online Media Awards
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Sydney Smith
May 17, 2013
05:00 AM EST
iMediaEthics is pleased to report that we were named this week as a finalist in the 2013 Online Media Awards category for "Best Specialist Site for Journalism." Other finalists in this category are...
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