by Sydney Smith on Nov 11, 2017
Famous Aussie playwright concocts fake story about police strip search
Two years ago, one of Australia's most controversial writers, playwright Barry Dickins, concocted a story for The Sunday Age, a...
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by Sydney Smith on Nov 13, 2017
Daily Mail went undercover at Abortion clinic
A reporter from the Daily Mail went undercover at the abortion service, Marie Stopes, posing as a potential patient. In the...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 15, 2017
New York Times sues Fake Reporter for Posing as Member of Newspaper’s Staff
Contessa Bourbon, a New York woman, has pretended to be a New York Times reporter for at least the last...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 15, 2017
Photographer: Editing Lupita Nyong’o’s hair was ‘Incredibly Monumental Mistake’
Photographer An Le apologized for her "incredibly monumental mistake" in altering Grazia UK's cover photo of Lupita Nyong'o in order...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 16, 2017
Corrections: Singing in Mexican? Death Penalty for Las Vegas Shooter? Pimpin or Primpin?
iMediaEthics frequently rounds up amusing or noteworthy corrections. Check out our latest collection below. The San Diego Union-Tribune reported on...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 16, 2017
Gay Times fires editor over anti-Semitic, racist tweets
Gay Times magazine fired its new editor Josh Rivers because of his offensive, anti-Semitic tweets from years earlier. The UK...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 18, 2017
‘Plagiarism-Infested Sports Section’ discovered at California newspaper
The Mad River Union admitted to publishing numerous "wholescale copied and pasted" articles, resulting in a "plagiarism-infested sports section." In response,...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 20, 2017
New York Times suspends White House reporter Glenn Thrush after Vox report alleging sexual misconduct
The New York Times suspended White House correspondent Glenn Thrush after accusations of sexual misconduct, the Times itself reported. Vox's...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 20, 2017
Charlie Rose suspended after 8 women accuse him of sexual misconduct
Charlie Rose is the latest journalist accused of sexual misconduct. Today, the Washington Post reported that eight women, five anonymously,...