by Sydney Smith on Dec 26, 2013
Sept. 11 Plotter? Financial Times Mistakes Bahrain Foreign Minister in Photo
Whoops! The Financial Times wrongly used a photo of Bahrain's foreign minister, Sheikh Khalid bin Ahmed al Khalifa, with a...
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by Sydney Smith on Dec 25, 2013
Top 10 Lessons Learned From Media Mess-ups & Controversies of 2013
Below, read iMediaEthics' list of the year's biggest media mess-ups and controversies. 10. Blogging 101: Don't Make Fun of...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 18, 2013
Ouch! Michigan Editor Plagiarizes former Intern, apologizes
The Oakland Press, a Michigan newspaper, apologized to the Washington Examiner after plagiarizing from it. The Oakland Press is a...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 17, 2013
‘Islamophobia’ in the media featured at India media ethics conference
Earlier this month, iMediaEthics wrote about an Indian media ethics conference that focused on "ethics and social responsibility." iMediaEthics has...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 17, 2013
CNN Deletes Edward Snowden Spy tweet
Would Edward Snowden spy? This morning, CNN deleted a tweet saying he would for Brazil after Glenn Greenwald complained. The original...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 15, 2013
Self-Regulation & Ethical News Reporting Featured at Sri Lanka Conference
The Sri Lanka Press Institute is hosting an international journalism ethics conference in Colombo in January. The Jan. 13-15 conference,...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 14, 2013
Canada’s ZoomerMedia responds to Toronto Star reporter Daniel Dale’s Libel Lawsuit
Toronto Star reporter Daniel Dale announced Dec. 12 that he was going to sue Toronto mayor Rob Ford and VisionTV...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 13, 2013
Huff Post Geography Fail, Says Hawaii an ‘Independent Country’
Someone over at Huffington Post needs a brush-up lesson on geography. In an article on Bill Murray and Emma Stone's...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 08, 2013
MSNBC: ‘No News Value’ to Newtown School Shooting 911 Tapes
911 calls placed during last year's mass shooting of children at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut were released...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 07, 2013
Hartford TV News Won’t Report from Newtown on Sandy Hook Shooting Anniversary
Hartford, Connecticut TV news channel WFSB announced that it wouldn't report from Newtown, Connecticut to cover the anniversary of last year's...