by Sydney Smith on Feb 21, 2018
Is Reporting on Las Vegas Shooting Victim’s Autopsy an Invasion of Privacy?
Would it be an invasion of privacy for the Associated Press and Las Vegas Review-Journal to report on the autopsy...
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by Sydney Smith on Feb 21, 2018
Tavis Smiley sues PBS, calls investigation into sex misconduct claims biased, incomplete & ‘trumped up’
PBS cut ties with news personality Tavis Smiley last year, and now Smiley is suing the network for breach of...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 22, 2018
Michigan Men Wrongly Linked to Charlottesville Attack Sue for Libel
Joel Vangheluwe, who was wrongly named as the driver behind the Charlottesville attack that killed Heather Heyer and injured more...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 24, 2018
German newspaper Bild duped by fake Russian trolls e-mails
Germany's widest-circulating newspaper, Bild, was hoaxed by fake e-mails claiming Russian trolls were working with the Social Democrat Party to mess...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 25, 2018
Newsweek Editor’s Note: Reporters almost fired & Journalism Ethics issues arose during reporting
What the heck is going on at Newsweek? That question has been tossed around media circles in the past few...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 26, 2018
Canadian Politician Patrick Brown Sues CTV over Sexual Misconduct Reporting
Canada's CTV News reported that Canadian politician Patrick Brown was accused of sexual misconduct. Now, Brown is suing CTV over...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 26, 2018
Sitting Shiva or Sit and Shiver? AP corrects Florida School Shooting Story
The Associated Press misquoted Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel in a Feb. 22 news story about the Florida school shooting....
by Sydney Smith on Feb 27, 2018
Corrections Roundup: Does a Sanitation Worker die Every Day? Is Donald Trump Jr. Trump’s Son or Son-in-Law?
iMediaEthics' latest round-up of amusing, noteworthy or interesting corrections starts below! 1. Sanitation deaths: The New York Times wrongly claimed...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 27, 2018
Colton Haab’s Father tells AP he Edited CNN Town Hall E-mails, but not in ‘malicious’ way
Last week, CNN was accused of scripting its Feb. 21 town hall on guns and school safety, with the network...