by Sydney Smith on Jul 31, 2013
Argentina Newspaper Muy Published Photos of Dead Girl’s Body on Front Page
Argentinian daily newspaper Muy published photos of a murdered 16-year-old girl, Angeles Rawson, on its front page June 28, the...
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by Amanda Fox-Rouch on Jul 30, 2013
‘It ain’t journalism,’ Patrick Pexton, Former WaPo Ombudsman on Brand Journalism
Last month, iMediaEthics discussed with former Washington Post ombudsman Patrick Pexton the ethics and implications of brand journalism and the...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 30, 2013
Bradley Manning Not Guilty of Aiding Enemy, Guilty of 5 Espionage Charges
Bradley Manning, who leaked hundreds of thousands of documents to WikiLeaks, was found not guilty today of aiding the enemy,...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 29, 2013
Denver KDVR-TV’s Hoaxed, Gun Company Founder NOT a Terrorist, He’s Dead
Back in May, a Denver TV news station aired a fake story after being hoaxed by a source, Media Bistro's...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 28, 2013
4 Women Won Wimbledon Since 1936, Times of London Corrects Error
The Times of London corrected its July 8 headline, "Murray ends 77-year wait for British win," after a complaint to...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 28, 2013
‘Tourist got a glass smashed in his face’ at Seattle Bar? Nope, Ballard News-Tribune Admits ‘Irresponsible’ Reporting
Did a tourist get a "glass smashed in his face" at a Seattle bar? The Ballard News-Tribune, a Seattle weekly...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 27, 2013
Were Violent Nigella Lawson, Charles Saatchi Photos a Publicity Stunt? Lawson’s Lawyers Want Blogpost Deleted
TV cook Nigella Lawson's lawyers want London public relations practitioner Richard Hillgrove to delete a blogpost suggesting that she and...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 27, 2013
Prince George Birth Announcement Made by Fake Royal Crier, CNN, Fox & MSNBC Wrong
Several media outlets including MSNBC, Fox News and CNN apparently jumped to conclusions in reporting that the man pictured above,...
by Rolyne Joseph on Jul 26, 2013
Tale of 2 FDNY Reporting Errors, NY Daily News vs. NY Times on Melisa Jackson
The New York Times and The New York Daily News had errors in their stories about charges being dropped against...
by Hanqing Chen on Jul 25, 2013
George Zimmerman moves to restart libel lawsuit against NBC over edited 911 tape
Days after George Zimmerman’s July 13 acquittal in the killing of Trayvon Martin, Zimmerman’s lawyer in civil court, James Beasley,...