by Sydney Smith on Jan 01, 2014
Toronto Star’s 2013 Corrections by the Numbers
The Toronto Star published 403 print corrections this year, Star public editor Kathy English reported. About a quarter of the...
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by Rhonda Roland Shearer on Dec 31, 2013
6 Winners, 1st Ethical Acts in Journalism Awards Announced by iMediaEthics
Journalism awards are traditionally given for news stories, commentary and design. What makes the annual iMediaEthics' Ethical Acts in Journalism...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 30, 2013
E!, Google News Uses Photo of Wrong Welsh Singer For Child Sex Abuse Story
E! Online and Google News both used the wrong photo with a story on the child sex abuse conviction of...
by Rhonda Roland Shearer on Dec 29, 2013
Was TV News Fame Motive for Knockout Game, Breaking 79-Year-Old’s Jaw?
A 27-year-old white man, Conrad Barrett, was charged by federal prosecutors with a hate crime after he allededly sucker-punched an...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 26, 2013
Sept. 11 Plotter? Financial Times Mistakes Bahrain Foreign Minister in Photo
Whoops! The Financial Times wrongly used a photo of Bahrain's foreign minister, Sheikh Khalid bin Ahmed al Khalifa, with a...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 25, 2013
Top 10 Lessons Learned From Media Mess-ups & Controversies of 2013
Below, read iMediaEthics' list of the year's biggest media mess-ups and controversies. 10. Blogging 101: Don't Make Fun of...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 23, 2013
iMediaEthics Ten Top Read Media Ethics Stories of 2013
Below, check out iMediaEthics ten most read stories published in 2013. 10. Nelson Mandela NOT Dead, Germany's Deutsche-Welle Wrong...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 18, 2013
Ouch! Michigan Editor Plagiarizes former Intern, apologizes
The Oakland Press, a Michigan newspaper, apologized to the Washington Examiner after plagiarizing from it. The Oakland Press is a...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 17, 2013
‘Islamophobia’ in the media featured at India media ethics conference
Earlier this month, iMediaEthics wrote about an Indian media ethics conference that focused on "ethics and social responsibility." iMediaEthics has...