by Sydney Smith on Jan 20, 2019
Groveland Four Pardoned, Orlando Sentinel apologizes for its 1949 coverage
The Orlando Sentinel apologized this month for its 70-year-old coverage of the so-called Groveland Four. The name refers to four...
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by Sydney Smith on Jan 19, 2019
Massachusetts newspaper called mayor heroin addict, crooked cop, so he is suing
The Valley Patriot, a free monthly Massachusetts newspaper, accused a local mayor, James Jajuga of Methuen, of being a heroin...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 18, 2019
St. Louis reporter said MLK slur, apologizes
Twice in one month, TV news personalities have said the slur "coon" when trying to say Dr. Martin Luther King...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 18, 2019
BBC Asian Network editor not guilty for naming sex abuse victim
BBC Asian Network aired the name of a sexual abuse victim. That's against the law in the UK, so the...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 18, 2019
New York Times defends graphic photo of Nairobi terrorism attack
The New York Times defended publishing a graphic photo of the victims of the Nairobi terrorism attack at DusitD2 hotel...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 17, 2019
Australia’s Network 10 Uses Pic of Wrong Family with Dead Dad Story
This type of mistake happens all too often. Just a few weeks ago, iMediaEthics collected noteworthy examples of media outlets...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 16, 2019
NBC News: Don’t call Steve King’s comments racist. Wait, no you can
NBC News staff were told not to call Rep. Steve King (R-IA) "racist" in news stories, the Huffington Post reported....
by Sydney Smith on Jan 15, 2019
South Africa site falls for fake Zuma fiancee Twitter
South Africa's News 24 fell for a fake Twitter account posing as the fiancee of former president Jacob Zuma. News...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 15, 2019
Toronto Star published 1197 corrections in 2018
The Toronto Star published 1,197 corrections in 2018, Star public editor Kathy English reported. "In 2018, the Star published 1,197...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 14, 2019
Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson says ‘snowflake generation’ interview is fake
Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson accused the Daily Star of publishing a fake interview with him. The Star article claimed the...