by Sydney Smith on Jun 28, 2012
CNN Corrects Health Care Ruling Errors with Tweets, E-mails, and on Website
CNN goofed up its coverage of the health care ruling this morning, and issued several corrections through its Web site,...
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by Sydney Smith on Jun 27, 2012
WSJ Fires Intern for Fabrication of Sources and Quotes
The Wall Street Journal fired an intern for fabrication, according to a note on its website. The note explains that...
by Rhonda Roland Shearer , Sydney Smith on Jun 27, 2012
Assange NOT Charged, McClatchy Corrects Record in 4 newspapers, Editors not informed
STORY HIGHLIGHTS : McClatchy corrects four newspapers' stories without notification After iMediaEthics' emails, Miami Herald runs print correction, Sac Bee...
by Mary Huber on Jun 26, 2012
Seattle PI runs Real Estate Listings as News?
The Seattle Post-Intelligencer is running twice-weekly profiles of homes for sale in the Seattle area alongside news stories. But the...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 26, 2012
WaPo Ombuds Dismisses Complaints by Mitt Romney Campaign
Mitt Romney's presidential election campaign outlined a series of complaints about the Washington Post's reporting, the newspaper's ombudsman reported June...
by Andy Sternberg , David W. Moore on Jun 25, 2012
7 in 10 Americans ‘Not Upset’ with Gay Marriage, New iMediaEthics Poll Finds
STORY HIGHLIGHTS : Most media polls, using a forced-choice question (which doesn’t measure non-opinion or intensity of opinion), find a...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 25, 2012
New Straits Times Apologizes, Retracts
Malaysian newspaper The New Straits Times issued a "retraction and apology" to Karpal Singh over a June 14 article claiming...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 25, 2012
Pacific Freedom Forum Calls Samoa Observer Unethical for Topless Photo of Teen
The Pacific Freedom Forum called out the Samoa Observer for publishing online and on the newspaper's front page a topless...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 25, 2012
Fact Check Claims of Superlatives, Public Editor Reminds
The Toronto Star's public editor Kathy English highlighted the importance of being careful with superlatives like the "first, only, most,...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 25, 2012
Connecticut Newspaper Apologizes for Fabrication, Fires Reporter
Connecticut's New Canaan News fired reporter Paresh Jha for making up "quotations and sources" and apologized for the "gross violation...