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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...

Hoax Sotheby's Craigslist Ad Tricks Gawker, NYMag, HuffPo

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Hoax Sotheby's Craigslist Ad Tricks Gawker, NYMag, HuffPo

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...

Toronto Star 'Went Overboard' Describing Rob Ford Video Owners as Somali, Public Editor Says

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Toronto Star 'Went Overboard' Describing Rob Ford Video Owners as Somali, Public Editor Says

June 01, 2013 05:00 AM EST

In the Toronto Star's report about the alleged video of Toronto mayor Rob Ford smoking crack that was offered at a price to the Star and Gawker, the Star described the people selling the video as Somali "11 times in...

Did Seattle Times Libel Psychologist? Washington News Council holding Hearing Tomorrow

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Did Seattle Times Libel Psychologist? Washington News Council holding Hearing Tomorrow

May 31, 2013 03:00 PM EST

Did the Seattle Times libel a Washington (state) psychologist with its reporting series on Sexual Violent Predators (SVP), "Price of Protection"? The series, by Times reporter Christine Willmsen, focused on...

The Inquisitr, Daily Mail Admit Roger Moore Quotes Fake

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The Inquisitr, Daily Mail Admit Roger Moore Quotes Fake

May 31, 2013 05:00 AM EST

News site The Inquisitr joined the Daily Mail in publishing a retraction to admit that it published quotes from a fake interview with former James Bond actor Sir Roger Moore. As iMediaEthics wrote back in January, the UK...

Publishing Fake Photo a 'Painful Episode,' Phillipines Newspaper Tells iMediaEthics

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Publishing Fake Photo a 'Painful Episode,' Phillipines Newspaper Tells iMediaEthics

May 29, 2013 05:00 AM EST

Philippines newspaper The Daily Inquirer was hoaxed by a fake photo of a Time magazine cover last month as iMediaEthics wrote at the time. The image, which the Manila-based newspaper published on its front...

Gawker is Trying to Track Down Owners of Alleged Rob Ford Crack Video

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Gawker is Trying to Track Down Owners of Alleged Rob Ford Crack Video

May 28, 2013 04:30 PM EST

Almost a full day after Gawker's Indiegogo fundraising campaign to buy a video that allegedly shows Toronto mayor Rob Ford smoking crack hit the $200,000 mark, the New York-based gossip blog's John Cook finally...

Taiwan Journalist Charged by Police over Fake News, Restaurant Owner didn't call Filipinos 'Dogs'

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Taiwan Journalist Charged by Police over Fake News, Restaurant Owner didn't call Filipinos 'Dogs'

May 28, 2013 06:00 AM EST

Taiwan newspaper Lih Pao fired a reporter for making up a story claiming a "diner owner" wouldn't "sell boxed lunches to two men after discovering that they were Filipinos," Agence France Presse...

Where's the Video? Donors Gave $200K to Gawker's Crackstarter Campaign to Buy Alleged Rob Ford Crack Video

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Where's the Video? Donors Gave $200K to Gawker's Crackstarter Campaign to Buy Alleged Rob Ford Crack Video

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...

UK Libel Ruling on Lord McAlpine Tweet a 'Warning to all social media users'

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UK Libel Ruling on Lord McAlpine Tweet a 'Warning to all social media users'

May 27, 2013 05:00 AM EST

UK judge Justice Michael Tugendhat ruled that Sally Bercow -- the wife of UK Speaker of the House of Commons, John Bercow -- libeled retired politician Lord McAlpine last fall with a tweet about him reading: "Why...

Video of Toronto Mayor Rob Ford Smoking Crack (Allegedly) Rocks Media Ethics Issues

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Video of Toronto Mayor Rob Ford Smoking Crack (Allegedly) Rocks Media Ethics Issues

May 26, 2013 01:00 PM EST

Toronto Mayor Rob Ford was allegedly caught on camera smoking crack cocaine. And the person who shot the video showing this allegation tried to get both Gawker, a New York City-based "gossip" blog, and The...

NYT Unpublishes Slideshow after finding Photojournalist lied about photo subjects

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NYT Unpublishes Slideshow after finding Photojournalist lied about photo subjects

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,...

After Snooping AP, Obama Admin Backs Media-Friendly Bill on Anonymous Sources, Subpoenas

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After Snooping AP, Obama Admin Backs Media-Friendly Bill on Anonymous Sources, Subpoenas

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...

Twitter Announces 2-Step Verification after Hacks to AP, CBS News, BBC, The Guardian, AFP

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Twitter Announces 2-Step Verification after Hacks to AP, CBS News, BBC, The Guardian, AFP

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...

Financial Times' Twitter the Latest to be Hacked by Syrian Electronic Army

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Financial Times' Twitter the Latest to be Hacked by Syrian Electronic Army

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...

Al Jazeera Unpublishes 'Last of the Semites' Op-Ed, Admits It 'should have handled this better'

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Al Jazeera Unpublishes 'Last of the Semites' Op-Ed, Admits It 'should have handled this better'

May 24, 2013 06:00 AM EST

Al Jazeera unpublished an op-ed column by Joseph Massad titled "Last of the Semites" after deciding the content was questionable and also "similar in argument" to Massad's previously published work,...

Association of Food Journalists Revise Ethics Guidelines to 'Advance Ethical Standards'

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Association of Food Journalists Revise Ethics Guidelines to 'Advance Ethical Standards'

May 23, 2013 06:00 AM EST

The Association of Food Journalists released a revised set of "Food Critics' Guidelines" to advise food critics on fact checking, negative reviews, accepting freebies, and working anonymously. In the...

NYT Public Editor Calls for One Standard in Using Photoshop, Disclosures

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NYT Public Editor Calls for One Standard in Using Photoshop, Disclosures

May 22, 2013 06:00 AM EST

A discussion on Photoshopping images in the news was recently brought up after a New York Times editor told public editor Margaret Sullivan that she almost doctored a photo of a model to make the model less...

Did US Justice Dept snooping put AP anonymous sources at risk?

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Did US Justice Dept snooping put AP anonymous sources at risk?

May 21, 2013 06:00 AM EST

How many anonymous sources were put at risk by the Justice Department's snooping into the Associated Press's phone records? The U.S. Justice Department had obtained, without the Associated Press's knowledge,...

'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