by Sydney Smith on Dec 24, 2016
Globe & Mail’s article on Diamond Mine in Canada didn’t meet standards, have balance
The Globe and Mail has learned that diamonds are not always a newspaper's best friend. That is, the Mail published...
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by Sydney Smith on Dec 23, 2016
Top 10 Corrections of 2016
It's time for iMediaEthics' annual top 10 corrections from 2016. Last year, we published the Top 10 News Errors from...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 22, 2016
Pakistani TV News Libeled Dubai Businessman, Accused him of Treason, Blasphemy & Must Pay $230K
Pakistani TV news station ARY News, which also broadcasts in the UK, lost a large libel lawsuit in British court and...
by on Dec 21, 2016
Top 10 Fakes and Hoaxes from 2016 — and How They Could Have been Prevented
For the purpose of our list and reporting, we are looking only at the traditional sense of fake quotes and...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 20, 2016
Mail Online Falsely called Muslim family extremist, apologizes & pays out
The Mail Online's Katie Hopkins falsely claimed two Muslim brothers, Tariq Mahmood and Zahid Mahmood, were extremists tied to Al...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 19, 2016
UK Paper Broke Standards in Reporting on Suicide, Included too much information
It is an all-too-common story. A body is found, in a bedroom, in a garage or in public. A note,...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 18, 2016
BBC Said Catholic Church responded with ‘Silence’ to Nazi Germany
The BBC said the Roman Catholic Church didn't act in response to Nazi Germany's persecution of Jewish people. “Silence was the...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 17, 2016
Los Angeles Times’ Letters to Editor Saying Japanese Internment was OK weren’t ‘Civil, Fact-Based Discourse,’ didn’t ‘meet editorial standards’
The Los Angeles Times should not have published two letters to the editor that indicated Japanese American internment in the...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 16, 2016
9 Important Rulings, Guidance & News from Press Councils & Press Organizations in 2016
As an international media ethics news site, iMediaEthics frequently covers issues addressed by press councils, press ombudsmen, and press regulators....
by Sydney Smith on Dec 15, 2016
Kim Kardashian West scores 3 Retractions over Marquette King Affair Stories
Three sites have published retractions after reporting claims that Kim Kardashian West was cheating on her husband, Kanye West, with...