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BBC Apologizes after Accidentally Airing F-Word from 'Not-for-Broadcast Audio'

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BBC Apologizes after Accidentally Airing F-Word from 'Not-for-Broadcast Audio'

By: Sydney Smith

October 03, 2012 07:15 PM EST

BBC hosts Susanna Reid and Charlie Stayt apologized after what a BBC spokesperson described as a "not-for-broadcast audio containing an audible swearword" unintentionally aired, the Guardian...

Buffalo's WGRZ TV Apologizes for Using Pic of Seal in Michael Clarke Duncan Report

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Buffalo's WGRZ TV Apologizes for Using Pic of Seal in Michael Clarke Duncan Report

By: Sydney Smith

September 30, 2012 06:15 AM EST

Buffalo, New York NBC-affiliate WGRZ-2 wrongly used a photo of the singer Seal with its early September report on actor Michael Clarke Duncan's death, Deadspin reported. The station apologized Sept. 3, calling the...

Press Complaints Commission Criticizes 2 Local Newspapers for Slow Response to Complaints

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Press Complaints Commission Criticizes 2 Local Newspapers for Slow Response to Complaints

By: Sydney Smith

September 28, 2012 06:00 AM EST

The UK Press Complaints Commission criticized two newspapers - the Stourbridge News and the Halesowen News -- for being slow to correct errors in reporting, but ruled that they didn't break the commission's privacy...

Former Sun Editor Wants Apology from Police, London Mayor Boris Johnson Apologizes for Publishing 2004 Editorial

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Former Sun Editor Wants Apology from Police, London Mayor Boris Johnson Apologizes for Publishing 2004 Editorial

By: Sydney Smith

September 27, 2012 06:00 AM EST

As iMediaEthics has previously written, the UK Sun apologized this month for its 23-year-old "inaccurate and offensive story" that reported "the police's version of events" of "Britain's...

Fox News Airs 2009 Joke Obama & Pirate Photo with 2012 Coverage, Corrects Unemployment Graphic

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Fox News Airs 2009 Joke Obama & Pirate Photo with 2012 Coverage, Corrects Unemployment Graphic

By: Sydney Smith

September 23, 2012 06:00 AM EST

Fox News used a 2009 photo from Barack Obama's Twitter account in a segment last week to claim Obama was meeting a pirate instead of Benjamin Netanyahu. Fox News' Brian Kilmeade said, "The White House...

Wall Street Journal Corrects 2 Jonah Lehrer Articles, Unpublishes 2 Others

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Wall Street Journal Corrects 2 Jonah Lehrer Articles, Unpublishes 2 Others

By: Sydney Smith

September 17, 2012 04:15 PM EST

The Wall Street Journal unpublished two articles by Jonah Lehrer that "inappropriately reused passages from articles he wrote for the Boston Globe," according to the Journal's corrections page. The...

NYT Corrects Name of James Bond Boss in USA Today Redesign Article

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NYT Corrects Name of James Bond Boss in USA Today Redesign Article

By: Sydney Smith

September 17, 2012 05:00 AM EST

The New York Times corrected an article about USA Today's recent re-design to properly name "James Bond's boss." The Sept. 13 correction (one of two on the article), reads: "An earlier version...

Milton Keynes Citizen Fined for ID'ing Children in Crime Report

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Milton Keynes Citizen Fined for ID'ing Children in Crime Report

By: Sydney Smith

September 16, 2012 04:30 AM EST

UK Sun Apologizes for 23-year-old 'Inaccurate & Offensive Story' about Hillsborough

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UK Sun Apologizes for 23-year-old 'Inaccurate & Offensive Story' about Hillsborough

By: Sydney Smith

September 15, 2012 06:00 AM EST

The UK News Corp.-owned Sun published an apology on Sept. 13 for its 1989 reporting on "the Hillsborough disaster," which Yahoo News identified as "Britain's deadliest sporting...

Double Check 'Every Name & Number' to Prevent Errors, Globe & Mail Public Editor Reminds

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Double Check 'Every Name & Number' to Prevent Errors, Globe & Mail Public Editor Reminds

By: Sydney Smith

September 13, 2012 06:20 PM EST

Oops, Restaurant NOT Closed for Business, Toronto Star Corrects

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Oops, Restaurant NOT Closed for Business, Toronto Star Corrects

By: Sydney Smith

September 09, 2012 08:50 PM EST

A Toronto Star error reported that a business closed, when it hasn't, and correcting the record prompted a host of issues, Star public editor Kathy English explained in a recent column. The problem started, English...

Fact Check: News Outlets Wrongly Report Christians Fleeing Pakistani Village of Christian Girl Koran Burning Case

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Fact Check: News Outlets Wrongly Report Christians Fleeing Pakistani Village of Christian Girl Koran Burning Case

By: Malik Ayub Sumbal

September 05, 2012 02:15 PM EST

ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN: The Pakistani dwellers, Muslims and Christians of Mehra Jaffar village in the suburbs of Islamabad, are disgruntled about the biased and inaccurate reporting by international and local...

Orlando Sentinel Reacts to Mitt Romney Speech Before it Happens

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Orlando Sentinel Reacts to Mitt Romney Speech Before it Happens

By: Sydney Smith

September 03, 2012 04:55 PM EST

The Orlando Sentinel published its positive reaction to a Mitt Romney speech before the event happened, Jim Romenesko reported. According to Romenesko, the Sentinel's Mike Lafferty said "the text was...

New Rochelle Talk of the Sound Retracts, Apologizes to Police Dept. for Contributer's Wrong Blog Post

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New Rochelle Talk of the Sound Retracts, Apologizes to Police Dept. for Contributer's Wrong Blog Post

By: Sydney Smith

September 03, 2012 03:05 PM EST

New Rochelle's Talk of the Sound website apologized and retracted an article claiming the New Rochelle Police Department tried to "cover up" a "recent auto theft." Talk's managing editor...

Wired Fires Jonah Lehrer, Review Finds Plagiarism, Fabrication, Self-Plagiarism, Uncorrected Errors

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Wired Fires Jonah Lehrer, Review Finds Plagiarism, Fabrication, Self-Plagiarism, Uncorrected Errors

By: Sydney Smith

September 01, 2012 02:45 PM EST

After reviewing a selection of Jonah Lehrer's articles for Wired.com, NYU journalism professor Charles Seife determined that Lehrer's work was filled with journalism ethics issues. "Lehrer plagiarized...

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Canadian TV News Errs in 'Canoodle' Use

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August 30, 2012 08:00 PM EST

Yahoo News Fires David Chalian for 'Black People Drowning' Comment at Republican National Convention

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Yahoo News Fires David Chalian for 'Black People Drowning' Comment at Republican National Convention

By: Sydney Smith

August 30, 2012 05:00 AM EST

Yahoo News fired its Washington bureau chief David Chalian for "inappropriate" comments during the Republican National Convention. Chalian is quoted as saying of the Romney campaign: "They're not...

Fake AP Story 'Inadvertently' Published, News Sites Remove Sports Story

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Fake AP Story 'Inadvertently' Published, News Sites Remove Sports Story

By: Sydney Smith

August 28, 2012 11:50 AM EST

News outlets published a "test story" from the Associated Press by accident, and are now unpublishing the fake sports story. Deadspin explained the story was about a football game between UCLA's Bruins...

Daily Star Uses Simon Cowell Photo with John Challis Story

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Daily Star Uses Simon Cowell Photo with John Challis Story

By: Sydney Smith

August 26, 2012 10:20 PM EST

The UK Daily Star published a photo of Simon Cowell with a story on an actor's bid to have a "children's home near his mansion closed," Tabloid Watch spotted. The photo was swapped out with an actual...

NBC News Corrects Headline Saying Neil Young not Neil Armstrong Died

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NBC News Corrects Headline Saying Neil Young not Neil Armstrong Died

By: Sydney Smith

August 26, 2012 12:45 PM EST

Yesterday, astronaut Neil Armstrong died. NBC News wrongly reported that singer Neil Young died, according to Mediaite, which said NBC News "quickly corrected." The article in question now carries an...

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