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CNN: We didn't air Wrong photo with Connecticut School Shooting
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CNN: We didn't air Wrong photo with Connecticut School Shooting
By: Sydney Smith
December 14, 2012 03:30 PM EST
CNN's Matt Dornic told iMediaEthics that reports that CNN aired the wrong photo of the alleged Connecticut school shooter are false.  When iMediaEthics asked about the reports, Dornic said by email: "I...
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
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...
What's worse? NY Post Subway Death Photos or 2 Historic Media Scandals?
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What's worse? NY Post Subway Death Photos or 2 Historic Media Scandals?
By: Alan Bisbort
December 05, 2012 08:35 PM EST
While the Post’s photograph, taken by Umar Abbasi, and its sensational headline (“DOOMED”), were jarring and repulsive for many, it’s instructive to step back and realize that this sort of gore was...
 Vermont Newspaper Hires Sex Offender for Police, Court Beat? Transparency, Conflict of Interest Questions Raised
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Vermont Newspaper Hires Sex Offender for Police, Court Beat? Transparency, Conflict of Interest Questions Raised
By: Sydney Smith
December 04, 2012 06:00 AM EST
A Vermont weekly newspaper questioned a fellow local newspaper's transparency and accountability after finding out that it hired a convicted sex offender to report on police and courts. In a late November report, free...
2 Maine Broadcast Journalists Resign, Point to Journalism Ethics
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2 Maine Broadcast Journalists Resign, Point to Journalism Ethics
By: Sydney Smith
December 03, 2012 07:00 AM EST
Disappearing New York Times Correction?
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Disappearing New York Times Correction?
By: Sydney Smith
November 30, 2012 07:00 PM EST
A New York Times correction on its Nov. 20 article, "Obama, Showing Support for Israel, Gains New Leverage over Netanyahu," was corrected at some point after publication, only to have the correction later go...
3 Chicago Journalists Petitioned for William Cellini, Convicted of Conspiracy, Is it OK?
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3 Chicago Journalists Petitioned for William Cellini, Convicted of Conspiracy, Is it OK?
By: Sydney Smith
November 25, 2012 08:00 PM EST
"Three prominent journalists" sent Judge James Zagel letters backing William Cellini, the Chicago Tribune reported. There were in total 364 letters "testifying to Cellini's good character and seeking...
Gullah Sentinel editor: 'it is never ethical to bend the truth even if it's exposing the truth'
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Gullah Sentinel editor: 'it is never ethical to bend the truth even if it's exposing the truth'
By: Sydney Smith
November 22, 2012 07:15 PM EST
As iMediaEthics wrote last month, editors from three South Carolina and Georgia newspapers participated in a September journalism ethics forum hosted by the Beaufort County library.  Hilton Head Island...
Register Citizen Corrected Error on Front Page Above the Fold
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Register Citizen Corrected Error on Front Page Above the Fold
By: Sydney Smith
November 19, 2012 08:00 PM EST
The Journal Register Co.'s Matt DeRienzo addressed the need for prominent corrections in a Nov. 18 column about a significant error in the Register Citizen. The Register Citizen had reported that the...
9 in 10 Americans can be classified as Racist against Either Blacks or Whites?  What the AP Poll on Racial Attitudes really tells Us, Part 2.
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9 in 10 Americans can be classified as Racist against Either Blacks or Whites? What the AP Poll on Racial Attitudes really tells Us, Part 2.
By: David W. Moore
November 18, 2012 08:30 AM EST
Was it OK for NYTimes to Say Ethicist Question Wasn't from Petraeus Biographer's' Husband?
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Was it OK for NYTimes to Say Ethicist Question Wasn't from Petraeus Biographer's' Husband?
By: Sydney Smith
November 16, 2012 06:00 AM EST
New York Times public editor Margaret Sullivan responded to the numerous reports questioning if Paula Broadwell's husband was behind the July letter to Times Ethicist columnist Chuck...
Commentary Magazine Denies D.G. Myers Fired for Pro-Same Sex Marriage Blog
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Commentary Magazine Denies D.G. Myers Fired for Pro-Same Sex Marriage Blog
By: Sydney Smith
November 15, 2012 06:00 AM EST
Denver ABC News Apologizes for Fake Photo of Paula Broadwell's David Petraus Biography
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Denver ABC News Apologizes for Fake Photo of Paula Broadwell's David Petraus Biography
By: Sydney Smith
November 14, 2012 02:15 PM EST
Denver ABC-affiliate KMGH, also known as 7News or the Denver Channel, apologized yesterday for its "viral" error in using a Photoshopped picture of Paula Broadwell's book on David Petraeus. The cover for...
Hartford Courant Reporter Resigns, Newspaper Apologizes after 'Similarities' to Other Outlets' Work
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Hartford Courant Reporter Resigns, Newspaper Apologizes after 'Similarities' to Other Outlets' Work
By: Sydney Smith
November 10, 2012 07:20 PM EST
Hartfort Courant reporter Hillary Federico resigned earlier this month after the newspaper found her articles had "strong similarities" to other outlets' work, according to an note by the Courant, which Mondo...
MSNBC's Chris Matthews: Sorry for Sandy, U.S. Presidential Election Comments
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MSNBC's Chris Matthews: Sorry for Sandy, U.S. Presidential Election Comments
By: Sydney Smith
November 09, 2012 06:00 AM EST
MSNBC's Chris Matthews apologized Nov. 7 for commenting during the 2012 Presidential Election coverage that he was "glad" about Hurricane Sandy "because of its impact on this national campaign,"...
ABC News Calls for $1 Billion 'Pink Slime' Libel Lawsuit to be Dismissed
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ABC News Calls for $1 Billion 'Pink Slime' Libel Lawsuit to be Dismissed
By: Sydney Smith
November 07, 2012 07:15 PM EST
ABC News is defending its "pink slime" comments as "imaginative expression" and "rhetorical hyperbole," Courthouse News Service...
More Sandy Errors: NYPost Unpublishes Anonymously-Sourced Sandy Story, NYT Corrects Live Blog on New Jersey Rules for Getting Gas
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More Sandy Errors: NYPost Unpublishes Anonymously-Sourced Sandy Story, NYT Corrects Live Blog on New Jersey Rules for Getting Gas
By: Sydney Smith
November 06, 2012 04:00 AM EST
The New York Post unpublished an Oct. 31 story reporting that "Mayor Bloomberg will announce later today that passenger cars will be temporarily barred from entering Manhattan," Poynter's Julie Moos...
AL.com Apologizes for 'Inappropriate' Photo from Halloween Costume Contest
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AL.com Apologizes for 'Inappropriate' Photo from Halloween Costume Contest
By: Sydney Smith
November 04, 2012 06:00 AM EST
Alabama Live (AL.com) apologized and unpublished an "inappropriate" Halloween photo showing someone dressed up in "blackface."  Jim Romenesko posted the photo in question, which shows a man with his...
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