by Sydney Smith on Dec 20, 2018
UK Newspaper published woman’s banking info
UK newspaper the Thurrock Independent published a video that showed a woman's banking and insurance documents. The video was part...
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by Sydney Smith on Dec 20, 2018
Der Spiegel reporter faked interviews, quotes, sources in at least 14 articles
Der Spiegel reporter Claas Relotius fabricated interviews and sources "on a grand scale," the German news magazine revealed. Relotius admitted...
by on Dec 19, 2018
iMediaEthics’ 10 Most Read in 2018
Check out iMediaEthics' ten most read stories published in 2018 (based on unique views in Google Analytics). 10. "What the...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 18, 2018
Corrections: Europe not a Nation, Judas betrayed for 30 Pieces of Silver & More
Read iMediaEthics' latest roundup of corrections. Geography: NPR accidentally called Europe a nation. The Dec. 3 correction reads: "A previous...
by on Dec 17, 2018
WSJ Hacked, Fake Apology to PewdiePie posted
The Wall Street Journal did not apologize to a YouTube user called "PewDiePie." The Journal's site was, however, hacked today, and...
by Sydney Smith , Sydney Smith on Dec 17, 2018
Goat Slaughtering Claim Wrong, Canadian Column on Refugees had ‘Unsubstantiated & Pejorative Terms’
The Toronto Sun claimed "goats were being slaughtered" by "irregular" migrants at a hotel. That prompted seven complaints to Canada's...
by on Dec 16, 2018
Not an ISIS supporter? Brighton Argus apologizes
The Argus newspaper claimed a man was an "ISIS sympathiser who had publicly mourned the death of an ISIS leader."...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 15, 2018
New Public Editor for Uganda’s The Nation, 1st in Country?
Uganda's The Nation has a new public editor, Charles Odoobo Bichachi -- the first apparent public editor in Uganda. "I...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 15, 2018
Irish Independent OK to publish ‘Rosarectomy’ Cartoon about Abortion Debate
The Sunday Irish Independent was justified in publishing a cartoon depicting a surgeon removing rosary beads from a woman. The...
by on Dec 14, 2018
Harlow Star didn’t ID child sex assault victim
It was OK for the Harlow Star to include details about a sexual assault against a child, the UK press...