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 Alabama Football or Beauty Pageant? ESPN makes Brent Musburger shut up about Alabama QB's Girlfriend's good looks
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Alabama Football or Beauty Pageant? ESPN makes Brent Musburger shut up about Alabama QB's Girlfriend's good looks
By: Sydney Smith
January 13, 2013 10:35 AM EST
ESPN apologized Jan. 8 for comments made by the network's Brent Musburger about the girlfriend of a football player shown during the Jan. 7 Notre Dame- University of Alabama football game, ABC News...
Greta Van Susteren: 'Shame on the Daily Beast' for Misquote
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Greta Van Susteren: 'Shame on the Daily Beast' for Misquote
By: Sydney Smith
January 08, 2013 06:00 AM EST
The Daily Beast's Howard Kurtz apologized to Fox News' Greta Van Susteren after misquoting her as joking that Hillary Clinton's recent hospitalization was an "immaculate...
Fmr. Pres. George H.W. Bush Alive, But Der Spiegel Published Obit
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Fmr. Pres. George H.W. Bush Alive, But Der Spiegel Published Obit
By: Sydney Smith
January 01, 2013 06:00 AM EST
Der Spiegel apologized after reporting former U.S. president George H. W. Bush had died.  Bush has been in the hospital recently but just "moved from the intensive care unit to a regular patient...
Hoaxes, Fake Quotes & Fake Stories:  Best of 2012
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Hoaxes, Fake Quotes & Fake Stories: Best of 2012
By: Sydney Smith
December 27, 2012 03:00 PM EST
10) CNBC hoaxed by email interview about NBA Escorts Seven months after his story claiming escort services were financially suffering because of the 2011 National Basketball Association lockout, CNBC's Darren Rovell...
NYPost Hoaxed by Fake Ryan Lanza Facebook, Huffington Post Unpublishes
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NYPost Hoaxed by Fake Ryan Lanza Facebook, Huffington Post Unpublishes
By: Sydney Smith
December 24, 2012 10:00 AM EST
The New York Post was tricked by a fake Facebook page for Ryan Lanza, the brother of the Adam Lanza, the gunman in the Dec. 16 Connecticut school massacre. Adam Lanza killed 26 adults and children at Sandy Hook...
 Top 10 Photo Fails: 2012's Fake & Wrong Photos
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Top 10 Photo Fails: 2012's Fake & Wrong Photos
By: Sydney Smith
December 16, 2012 11:45 AM EST
Check out iMediaEthics' top ten fake photos and wrong photos from...
Jack Abramoff Not Eating Sushi? Jewish Press Retracts, Unpublishes
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Jack Abramoff Not Eating Sushi? Jewish Press Retracts, Unpublishes
By: Sydney Smith
December 14, 2012 09:00 AM EST
Mystery of the missing Sydney Morning Herald column: Plagiarist Apologizes
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Mystery of the missing Sydney Morning Herald column: Plagiarist Apologizes
By: Sydney Smith
December 12, 2012 05:45 PM EST
After Hoax Kate Middleton Hospital Call, 2Day FM's Axes Show, Suspends 'Prank' Calls, Reviews Practices
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After Hoax Kate Middleton Hospital Call, 2Day FM's Axes Show, Suspends 'Prank' Calls, Reviews Practices
By: Sydney Smith
December 11, 2012 05:00 AM EST
Mel Greig and Michael Christian of 2Day FM -- the Australian DJs who prank-called Kate Middleton's hospital posing as Queen Elizabeth and Prince William -- publicly apologized yesterday. The apology...
 Daily Mail Wrongly Says Man Dead, Calls it a 'Simple Misunderstanding'
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Daily Mail Wrongly Says Man Dead, Calls it a 'Simple Misunderstanding'
By: Sydney Smith
December 09, 2012 11:30 AM EST
When a newspaper mistakenly reports the death of a person who is still alive, a prominent correction, at the very least, would seem to be called for. But the Daily Mail determined that its own wrong...
Kate Middleton, UK Queen Radio Prank gone wrong, then very wrong, Nurse's suicide?
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Kate Middleton, UK Queen Radio Prank gone wrong, then very wrong, Nurse's suicide?
By: Sydney Smith
December 08, 2012 07:15 PM EST
Fall out from a now high-profile prank phone call from an Australian shock jock radio program has led to two suspensions and an apparent suicide.  Australian radio hosts Mel Greig and Michael Christian from 2Day FM...
Zimmerman Sues NBC News over Doctored 911 Calls, Fires Staff but Does Not Say 'Sorry'
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Zimmerman Sues NBC News over Doctored 911 Calls, Fires Staff but Does Not Say 'Sorry'
By: London Shearer Allen
December 08, 2012 05:30 PM EST
Your mother always told you that saying sorry can repair a lot of damage. NBC apparently forgot this important lesson. Lawyers for George Zimmerman, who is charged in the February shooting death of Florida teen...
Veteran Cape Cod Times Reporter Faked Sources, Editors 'Heartbroken,' Start Better Supervision
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Veteran Cape Cod Times Reporter Faked Sources, Editors 'Heartbroken,' Start Better Supervision
By: Sydney Smith
December 07, 2012 06:00 AM EST
After finding out one its longtime reporters, Karen Jeffrey, had used fake sources in at least 34 of her stories, the Cape Cod Times came clean and apologized to readers on Dec. 4. In an explanatory note...
News International's Sun Apologizes, Pays $650K to X Factor Judge after Sexual Assault Report
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News International's Sun Apologizes, Pays $650K to X Factor Judge after Sexual Assault Report
By: Sydney Smith
December 01, 2012 05:45 PM EST
And yet another apology and financial settlement has been made in the UK by a news outlet over sex claims.  As iMediaEthics has written, the BBC and ITV have apologized and paid libel settlements in the past month...
AP Retracts Google/ICOA $400 Million Hoax, Tech Crunch 'Updates'
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AP Retracts Google/ICOA $400 Million Hoax, Tech Crunch 'Updates'
By: Sydney Smith
November 29, 2012 08:00 AM EST
The Associated Press issued a "KILL BULLETIN" Nov. 26 after wrongly reporting that "Google Inc. is paying $400 million" to purchase a company that serves as an "operator of Wi-Fi hotspots in...
Philly.com Apologizes for Posting Photo of Breast, Adds Editor's Note
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Philly.com Apologizes for Posting Photo of Breast, Adds Editor's Note
By: Sydney Smith
November 28, 2012 04:45 AM EST
Montana Newspaper: Sorry for Copy Editing Error Saying 'Obama Allegedly Born in Hawaii'
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Montana Newspaper: Sorry for Copy Editing Error Saying 'Obama Allegedly Born in Hawaii'
By: Sydney Smith
November 27, 2012 06:00 AM EST
BBC Radio Wrongly Reports Newspaper Closing, Newspaper Calls Story 'Bizarre & Hugely Inaccurate'
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BBC Radio Wrongly Reports Newspaper Closing, Newspaper Calls Story 'Bizarre & Hugely Inaccurate'
By: Sydney Smith
November 26, 2012 08:00 PM EST
BBC Writer Apologizes for Tweeting Syria Photo Wrongly Labeled as Gaza
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BBC Writer Apologizes for Tweeting Syria Photo Wrongly Labeled as Gaza
By: Sydney Smith
November 24, 2012 05:00 AM EST
BBC "Gaza and West Bank Correspondent" Jon Donnison apologized after re-tweeting a photo that wrongly said it showed "children injured" in Gaza when the photo was really from Syria.  Donnison's...
Reuters Retracts Story on Anonymous Source's Video of 'Nigerian Troops Shooting Unarmed Captives'
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Reuters Retracts Story on Anonymous Source's Video of 'Nigerian Troops Shooting Unarmed Captives'
By: Sydney Smith
November 21, 2012 09:30 AM EST
Reuters retracted a Nov. 18 story "reporting that a video showed Nigerian troops shooting unarmed captives," according to a Nov. 19 statement on Reuters' website. The story, identified by Reuters as...
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