by Sydney Smith on Aug 11, 2013
Canadian TV News Errors must be Corrected On Air, Canadian Broadcast Standards Council Decides
If a Canadian TV station makes an error in a broadcast, it must correct the error on air as well,...
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by Sydney Smith on Aug 10, 2013
An ‘Error’ to Say Rape Victim ‘Had Sex with’ Attackers, San Francisco Chronicle Says
The San Francisco Chronicle reported recently on a criminal complaint against two men who are accused of kidnapping and raping...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 08, 2013
Libel Lawsuit against New Yorker Dismissed, Judge says Actual Malice Not Proven
Federal judge J. Paul Oetken dismissed Peter Paul Biro's libel lawsuit against the New Yorker magazine over its July 2010...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 08, 2013
China’s Xinhua Hoaxed by Satire Story, Jeff Bezos Didn’t buy WashPost by Accident
China government-run Xinhua News was hoaxed by a satirical story claiming Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos accidentally bought the Washington Post....
by Sydney Smith on Aug 08, 2013
BuzzFeed Takes Down Graphic Photo of Murdered Woman
BuzzFeed published and later took down a graphic photo of a murdered woman. The photo was posted by her husband,...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 05, 2013
AFP Bans criticism of ‘other media’ in Social Media Guideline Update
Agence France-Presse released new social media guidelines in mid-July. The guidelines call for the wire service's journalists to maintain "impartiality"...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 04, 2013
No More Anonymous Comments in North Andover Eagle-Tribune
The Eagle-Tribune, a daily newspaper in North Andover, Massachusetts, has decided to stop letting users comment anonymously, effective August 1....
by Sydney Smith on Aug 03, 2013
Forbes Writer who Wrongly Called Irish President Homosexual Resigns
David Monagan quit Forbes after wrongly reporting that Ireland's president Michael D. Higgins is an "acknowledged homosexual." As iMediaEthics previously...
by London Shearer Allen on Aug 02, 2013
Rolling Stone May Lose Millions If Advertisers Walk Over Boston Bomber Cover Boycott
The “boycott backfired!" Boycott failed! "Tsarnaev Doubles Sales of Rolling Stone." Sales doubled!?! Sounds exciting, right? Except the paltry earnings...