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Last WaPo Ombudsman? Washington Post's Pexton says 'No Final Decision' made

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Last WaPo Ombudsman? Washington Post's Pexton says 'No Final Decision' made

By: Sydney Smith

February 19, 2013 06:00 AM EST

Withhold naming victim? Tackle Tough Ethical Choices in group says Ohio Editor

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Withhold naming victim? Tackle Tough Ethical Choices in group says Ohio Editor

By: Sydney Smith

February 18, 2013 05:10 PM EST

Daniel Morel wins, Agence France-Presse, Washington Post can't distribute tweeted Haiti photos

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Daniel Morel wins, Agence France-Presse, Washington Post can't distribute tweeted Haiti photos

By: Sydney Smith

February 18, 2013 06:00 AM EST

Bad Racism Statistics Make the Rounds again, Why the Pernicious Persistence of Misleading Polling Data?

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Bad Racism Statistics Make the Rounds again, Why the Pernicious Persistence of Misleading Polling Data?

By: David W. Moore

February 12, 2013 06:00 AM EST

In his recent commentary in the New York Times on the 2012 election, Thomas Edsall notes “the persistence of racial resentment” among American voters. While one would be hard-pressed to deny that general...

Hukkster dupes NYT, Provides Source, Who (Surprise!) is a Friend of Owner

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Hukkster dupes NYT, Provides Source, Who (Surprise!) is a Friend of Owner

By: Sydney Smith

February 08, 2013 09:50 AM EST

The name huckster alone should give one pause. And now there's Hukkster, self-described as tracking "your favorite products online and lets you know when they go on sale." In a New York Times...

Gun Cure for Hiccups? NBC Affiliate's Tasteless FB Joke Prompts Criticism, Apology

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Gun Cure for Hiccups? NBC Affiliate's Tasteless FB Joke Prompts Criticism, Apology

By: Sydney Smith

February 07, 2013 07:00 AM EST

Dallas-Fort Worth NBC-affiliate KXAS apologized Feb. 2 for an insensitive Facebook post promoting a news story about a "Fort Hood soldier [who] was fatally shot after his friend tried to cure him of the hiccups by...

AFP Doesn't Care If Photojournalists Get Your Name

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AFP Doesn't Care If Photojournalists Get Your Name

By: Wasim Ahmad

February 04, 2013 08:45 AM EST

You see it all the time in wire service photography these days - the un-named figures, prominently displayed but not prominently identified. It's something iMediaEthics has covered in the past, in regards to Occupy Wall...

Won 2 Pulitzers, Philadelphia Inquirer editor gives N.N. Oweida Lecture in Journalism Ethics at Penn State

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Won 2 Pulitzers, Philadelphia Inquirer editor gives N.N. Oweida Lecture in Journalism Ethics at Penn State

By: Sydney Smith

January 28, 2013 11:35 PM EST

Radio Host Duped by the Onion's Fake Photo of Drones at Inauguration

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Radio Host Duped by the Onion's Fake Photo of Drones at Inauguration

By: Sydney Smith

January 28, 2013 06:00 AM EST

World's Longest Correction in TIME Magazine? No, but at 560 words it's a whopper

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World's Longest Correction in TIME Magazine? No, but at 560 words it's a whopper

By: Sydney Smith

January 25, 2013 06:00 AM EST

Time made a ton of changes and added one whopper of a correction at the bottom of its Jan. 8 article "Britain's Class Divide: Can Oxbridge Solve its Privilege Problem?" By iMediaEthics' count, the...

Chicago Tribune Criticized for 'Book of Mormon' Advertising Wrap-around

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Chicago Tribune Criticized for 'Book of Mormon' Advertising Wrap-around

By: Sydney Smith

January 18, 2013 06:00 AM EST

The Chicago Tribune's advertisement for a stage production of The Book of Mormon drew criticism from at least one reader for questionable journalism ethics. In a Jan. 7 Letter to the Editor, reader Barry...

After publishing gun owner IDs, Gawker gets threats, Journal News hires armed guards

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After publishing gun owner IDs, Gawker gets threats, Journal News hires armed guards

By: Sydney Smith

January 09, 2013 09:50 PM EST

Event, Call for Papers: Wanted in Pakistan, 'ethically responsible and peace building media'

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Event, Call for Papers: Wanted in Pakistan, 'ethically responsible and peace building media'

By: Sydney Smith

January 03, 2013 06:00 AM EST

Pakistan's University of the Punjab is hosting a Global Media Ethics conference March 13 and 14. According to an announcement on the conference's website, its "main objectives"...

Globe & Mail Will Print Corrections on Page 2 in 2013

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Globe & Mail Will Print Corrections on Page 2 in 2013

By: Sydney Smith

January 02, 2013 10:00 PM EST

The Globe and Mail will now run its print corrections on "page 2 of the front section, rather than wherever the error appeared," Globe and Mail public editor Sylvia Stead announced. Stead, who wrote recently...

Was Journalist Hoaxer Behind Fake Philip Roth Twitter Account?

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Was Journalist Hoaxer Behind Fake Philip Roth Twitter Account?

By: Sydney Smith

January 02, 2013 06:40 PM EST

Journalists including New York Times public editor Margaret Sullivan were tricked by a phony Twitter account posing as author Philip Roth, the New York Observer reported. Sullivan later tweeted about having...

Is Mitt Romney a Multi-Billionaire? Ask the AFP

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Is Mitt Romney a Multi-Billionaire? Ask the AFP

By: Sydney Smith

January 02, 2013 09:25 AM EST

Billionaire, millionaire, same difference? Agence France Presse misidentified former U.S. presidential candidate Mitt Romney as a "multi-billionaire" when he's really just a multi-millionaire. The error...

Toronto Star Counted 695 Corrections this year

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Toronto Star Counted 695 Corrections this year

By: Sydney Smith

December 31, 2012 07:00 AM EST

The Toronto Star averaged close to two corrections a day this year. Star public editor Kathy English told iMediaEthics that in total, the Star ran 695 corrections - 415 print, 280 online only. According to...

Is Randi Zuckerberg the Brother or Sister of Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg?

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Is Randi Zuckerberg the Brother or Sister of Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg?

By: Sydney Smith

December 31, 2012 05:00 AM EST

Mediaite misidentified Randi Zuckerberg as Facebook creator Mark Zuckerberg's brother in a story about a private photo of the Zuckerberg family that went public. Randi is Mark's sister, as iMediaEthics pointed...

IMediaEthics' Most Popular Stories of 2012

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iMediaEthics' Most Popular Stories of 2012

By: Sydney Smith

December 25, 2012 03:00 PM EST

Check out iMediaEthics' most popular stories published this year. Ranking was determined based on unique visits as measured by Google Analytics. 10) Inside the Drake-Chris Brown Fake Video: Interview with the...

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10 Best Corrections and Errors of 2012

By: Sydney Smith

December 21, 2012 07:15 PM EST

10) New York Times corrects the number of people on Xanax A January correction from the New York Times grabbed our attention for its dramatic statistic reporting that a huge chunk of Americans take Xanax. The...

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