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CNN Corrects Health Care Ruling Errors with Tweets, E-mails, and on Website

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CNN Corrects Health Care Ruling Errors with Tweets, E-mails, and on Website

By: Sydney Smith

June 28, 2012 10:50 AM EST

CNN goofed up its coverage of the health care ruling this morning, and issued several corrections through its Web site, Twitter account and e-mail. iMediaEthics just spotted these corrections. Via e-mail, CNN...

Conflicting Polls on Obama, Romney Election Standings – Bloomberg versus Associated Press

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Conflicting Polls on Obama, Romney Election Standings – Bloomberg versus Associated Press

By: David W. Moore

June 23, 2012 05:20 PM EST

On June 20, Bloomberg released a new poll showing President Barack Obama leading Mitt Romney by 13 points, 53% to 40%, among likely voters. The very next day, AP released its new poll – conducted over...

NYT Calls out 'Errors' in Reports about its 'Kill List' Story

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NYT Calls out 'Errors' in Reports about its 'Kill List' Story

By: Sydney Smith

June 10, 2012 05:50 PM EST

The New York Times countered blog posts about its late May story "Secret 'Kill List' Proves a Test of Obama's Principles and...

MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell Apologizes for Inaccurate Comments on Mormonism

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MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell Apologizes for Inaccurate Comments on Mormonism

By: Sydney Smith

April 13, 2012 03:30 PM EST

MSNBC host Lawrence O'Donnell apologized April 11 for his comments on Mormonism, Mediaite...

Media Ethicists on Unpublished Malia Obama Stories

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Media Ethicists on Unpublished Malia Obama Stories

By: Sydney Smith

April 02, 2012 04:00 PM EST

Last month, many news outlets removed stories reporting on the spring break trip that U.S. President Barack Obama's 13-year-old daughter Malia took, as we wrote. The outlets, including the Telegraph, the Huffington...

AP Names Govt Officials Who Asked to be Anonymous

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AP Names Govt Officials Who Asked to be Anonymous

By: Sydney Smith

March 24, 2012 05:00 AM EST

The Associated Press ignored a White House request for anonymity, Yahoo News Dylan Stableford...

News Sites Unpublish Story About Malia Obama's Spring Break Trip at White House Request for Privacy, Security

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News Sites Unpublish Story About Malia Obama's Spring Break Trip at White House Request for Privacy, Security

By: Sydney Smith

March 21, 2012 04:05 PM EST

News sites have taken down stories about 13-year-old Malia Obama, one of U.S. President Barack Obama's daughters, Mediaite...

Jewish Times Owner Plans to Sell Newspaper after Obama 'Hit' Column

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Jewish Times Owner Plans to Sell Newspaper after Obama 'Hit' Column

By: Sydney Smith

January 26, 2012 02:15 PM EST

Andrew Adler, publisher and editor-in-chief of the Atlanta Jewish Times, resigned this week over his controversial article suggesting a "hit" on U.S. President Barack Obama, the Jerusalem Post reported. See...

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BusinessWeek 'Kills' Romney Cover

By: Sydney Smith

January 26, 2012 02:15 PM EST

BusinessWeek withheld its cover image picturing Mitt Romney with a black eye and cuts and bruises. New York Magazine, however, went ahead with a similarly themed cover photo of Romney, Barack Obama and Newt Gingrich...

Jewish Times Apologizes, Retracts Story Suggesting a 'Hit' on Obama

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Jewish Times Apologizes, Retracts Story Suggesting a 'Hit' on Obama

By: Sydney Smith

January 23, 2012 01:20 PM EST

Jewish newspaper the Atlanta Jewish Times is retracting its column that suggested putting a "hit" on U.S. president Barack Obama, UPI reported. CNN noted that the column didn't name Obama, but referred to him....

NPR's Michele Norris To Take 1 Year off Hosting 'All Things Considered' to avoid Conflict of Interest

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NPR's Michele Norris To Take 1 Year off Hosting 'All Things Considered' to avoid Conflict of Interest

By: Sydney Smith

October 28, 2011 09:05 AM EST

NPR's Michele Norris announced Oct. 24 that she is stepping away from her program "All Things Considered" for the next year to avoid any conflict of interest, the New York Times reported. According to her...

Why No Disclosure on Former Obama Press Assistant's Articles on Obama?

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Why No Disclosure on Former Obama Press Assistant's Articles on Obama?

By: Sydney Smith

September 26, 2011 08:40 AM EST

AP Won't Distribute White House's Photo of Fallen Troops Ceremony

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AP Won't Distribute White House's Photo of Fallen Troops Ceremony

By: Sydney Smith

August 13, 2011 07:57 AM EST

What Americans Really Want in the Debt Limit Controversy

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What Americans Really Want in the Debt Limit Controversy

By: David W. Moore

July 29, 2011 02:36 PM EST

John Boehner and Barack Obama (Credit: POLITICO, screenshot) As the world waits to see what Congress and the President will do about the debt limit, pollsters have been furnishing us with almost daily updates as to how...