by Molika Ashford on Dec 31, 2009
TMZ Hoaxed : Mistakes Playboy Photo For an Image of John F. Kennedy
Media hoaxes don’t appear to take a break for the holidays and, luckily, neither do hoax-breakers. Monday, celebrity news website...
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by Molika Ashford on Dec 30, 2009
Tiger Woods Beats Out 9/11 for Most Consecutive New York Post Cover Stories: 20 Times in a Row
It looks like Tiger Woods has another trophy to add to the mantle above his fireplace. That is, the beleaguered...
by Molika Ashford on Dec 29, 2009
Update: Jayson Blair Promises Proof of Donation, Explains Media Policy
We promised an update on disgraced journalist Jayson Blair’s alleged donation to the National Institute of Mental Health and contradictory...
by Molika Ashford on Dec 28, 2009
iMediaEthics’s Most Popular Stories of 2009
As the cusp of 2010 approaches, publishers are rolling out their lists of the year's best, brightest, or even worst...
by Molika Ashford on Dec 27, 2009
Reporting Contested Science: The same H1N1 vaccine data yields two conclusions
Sometimes disagreements over media coverage of science and medicine hinge on one side taking the “side of science” and the...
by Molika Ashford on Dec 26, 2009
NY1 Reporter Ruschell Boone Accepts “Christmas” Gift on Camera
In the holiday season, when gift-giving is par for the course, being a reporter can be extra hard. How can...
by Molika Ashford on Dec 25, 2009
Media Run With Fake Santa Story, Warn of Health Risks
With some journalists lamenting that the media don’t take scientists seriously enough, Newsweek has now pointed out that some are...
by Molika Ashford on Dec 24, 2009
Miami Herald Update: New online reader donations program is success
The Miami Herald has an update on how things are going with its new donations system. Herald Executive Editor Anders...
by Molika Ashford on Dec 23, 2009
Washington Post’s Gene Weingarten’s “secrets that journalists never told you” :
Jim Lehrer made his list of journalism rules public recently for his PBS news program. In a similar but funny...
by David W. Moore on Dec 22, 2009
Gallup’s Biased Poll on Gitmo
According to Gallup’s news release on Dec. 16, 2009, Americans are opposed to closing the prison at Guantanamo and moving...