by Sydney Smith on Apr 10, 2012
NYDaily News Story on Rabbit Has 3 Bylines, Anonymous Sourcing?
A March story in the New York Daily News caught iMediaEthics' publisher Rhonda Roland Shearer's eye. The story's byline carried...
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by Sydney Smith on Apr 10, 2012
Priest Libeled by RTE: ‘I don’t want to see anyone losing jobs from this.’
Father Kevin Reynolds, who was libeled by Irish public broadcaster RTE, addressed the case and the broadcaster's reaction in an...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 10, 2012
Ecuador Prez Pardon of Journalists for Libel not Accepted?
Ecuador's President Rafael Correa pardoned journalists he successfully sued for libel in February but the pardon won't be accepted by...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 10, 2012
Jewish Rutgers Student Files Bias Complaint after Satire Article Praising Hitler
Rutgers University student satire newspaper The Medium published an April 4 column "What about the good things Hitler did?" under...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 07, 2012
Sky News Says it Hacked E-mail Twice, Justifies it as in Public Interest
Sky News announced in an April 5 press release that it has allowed e-mail hacking for stories twice. According to...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 07, 2012
NBC News Producer Fired in Investigation into Selectively Edited George Zimmerman-Trayvon Martin 911 Call
An NBC News producer was fired April 5 as a result of the NBC News investigation into how an edited...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 06, 2012
Daily Mail Runs 5 Corrections on Julian Assange Stories
The UK Daily Mail published five corrections on five separate stories after WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange complained to the UK...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 06, 2012
Wisconsin Newspaper Ran Fake Story for April Fools, Says Radio Station Hoaxed
Wisconsin's County Line newspaper published a fake story for April Fools' Day, ABC-affiliate News 18-WQOW reported. The article claimed that...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 05, 2012
Spike Lee Apologizes for Tweeting Couple’s Address, Houston Chronicle Corrects Will Ferrell Trayvon Tweet
Movie director Spike Lee apologized for sending out on Twitter the wrong address for Florida man George Zimmerman, who "says...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 04, 2012
NBC News Criticized for Selective Edit of Trayvon Martin 911 Call, NBC Apologizes
NBC News announced it will look into "the editorial process" that led to a selectively edited 911 phone call made...