by Sydney Smith on Jan 04, 2017
Turning Water into Power? PBS NewsHour Yanks Report after Reader Complaints
PBS's NewsHour unpublished a report claiming a Greek inventor is creating a way to turn water into power after many...
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by Sydney Smith on Jan 03, 2017
U.S. Electric Grid not penetrated by Russian hackers, WashPost posts Editor’s note
Russian hackers did not penetrate the U.S. electrical grid through a Vermont utility, as the Washington Post previously reported. The...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 02, 2017
Pitbull Taken Away from owners in Northern Ireland? City Council complaints over article
A Belfast Telegraph article compared the local dog wardens to the Stasi [East German secret police during the Cold War]...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 01, 2017
How Many Corrections the Toronto Star & Globe and Mail published in 2016
Two Canadian public editors revealed how many corrections their respective papers -- the Globe and Mail and Toronto Star --...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 31, 2016
JonBenet Ramsey’s Brother Burke Ramsey sues CBS for $750 million over ‘The Case Of: JonBenet Ramsey’ Documentary
Burke Ramsey, the brother of JonBenet Ramsey, is suing CBS for $750 million over the network's documentary about his sister's...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 30, 2016
iMediaEthics’ Top 10 Media Ethics Issues of 2016
As we have done for the past few years, iMediaEthics has collected our list of the top 10 media ethics...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 29, 2016
Myanmar’s Eleven Media Says Sorry after Defamation Lawsuit
Myanmar media company Eleven Media Group apologized after a column suggested local politician, Phyo Min Thein, took a bribe. The author...
by on Dec 28, 2016
Kazakhstan TV News Airs Fake Vladimir Pozner Interview
The Kazakhstan state-run TV News channel, First Channel Eurasia, aired a fake broadcast that claimed one of its hosts, Aimira...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 27, 2016
Why Did Australian Newspaper publish Candidate’s Address with Letter to the Editor?
An Australian weekly newspaper violated the privacy of a local woman when it published her address with her letter to...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 26, 2016
Irish Independent Retracts, Donates $ after Column Critical of its own Columnist
The Irish Independent published a lengthy retraction for a defamatory article about Joe Brolly, a former soccer player and current...