by Sydney Smith on Jul 14, 2018
Journalist Told FBI about Source
Independent journalist Marcy Wheeler, who blogs at her own website EmptyWheel.net, revealed in a July 3 blogpost that she provided information about...
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by Sydney Smith on Jul 15, 2018
Sun’s ‘Cheating, Car Killer Ex-Husband’ Story Broke Press Guidelines
The UK Sun published an article calling a man a "cheating, car killer ex-husband" and saying he "scared" and abused...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 16, 2018
NYTimes: Author Used Anecdote about Husband getting Sexual Selfie
The New York Times posted an intriguing editor's note on an article about people sending photos of "their private parts."...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 16, 2018
LA Times ordered to delete information from article, appealing federal ruling
The Los Angeles Times was ordered by a federal judge, U.S. District Judge John Walter, to delete information from an...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 17, 2018
Alex Salmond’s RT show misled with Tweet Questions from People Affiliated with Show or HIm
A television viewer complained that Alex Salmond, the former First Minister of Scotland, "invented tweets presented as real from viewers...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 18, 2018
Corrections: 8K or 800 Cannabis Deaths? When did that Volcano Erupt?
iMediaEthics's latest roundup of corrections starts below: The Toronto Star corrected a June 27 story by The Canadian Press, a...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 19, 2018
Financial Times retracts Russian CEO nepotism claim
The Financial Times claimed Russian Direct Investment Fund CEO Kirill Dmitriev got his job through nepotism and friendship with Vladimir...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 19, 2018
News & Observer found 14 cases of ‘plagiarism or inadequate attribution’
The News & Observer, a McClatchy-owned newspaper in Raleigh, N.C., said it was "part[ing] ways" with longtime staff writer Anne...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 22, 2018
Dover Express met ‘Significant Public Interest’ in Reporting Death of Child
The Independent Press Standards Organisation, the UK press regulator, ruled that The Dover Express did not violate press standards by identifying a child...