by Sydney Smith on Aug 18, 2019
Corrections: YMCA or SPCA?, 8chan, Sex And the City, Chernobyl
iMediaEthics' latest round-up of corrections includes : 1.The Montreal Gazette made a front-page gaffe hen it referred to the YMCA...
Media Business Ethics News
by Sydney Smith on Aug 23, 2019
NYT editor deletes ‘be less anti-Semitic’ tweet, apologizes
New York Times editor Tom Wright-Piersanti apologized for offensive tweets. Problematic tweets, flagged by Breitbart, included saying on New Year's...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 25, 2019
Corrections: Julian Assange, Baltic or Balkan
iMediaEthics' latest roundup of corrections includes repeated errors on Julian Assange, geography mixups, an Angela Merkel misquote and nutrition errors....
by Sydney Smith on Aug 27, 2019
Oklahoma anchor said her black co-anchor looked like a gorilla at the zoo; he accepts her apology
Oklahoma City ABC-affiliate KOCO news anchor Alex Housden said her co-anchor Jason Hackett, who is black, looked like a gorilla....
by Sydney Smith on Aug 28, 2019
Bret Stephens quits Twitter after complaining about professor’s bedbug tweet
Yet another New York Times staffer has caused controversy on Twitter this month. Earlier this month, the Times demoted editor...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 01, 2019
Correction: Naked Mole Rats, Number Errors, and No Family Feud?
iMediaEthics' latest round-up of amusing or noteworthy media corrections include facts about naked mole rats, number mistakes and family feuds....
by Sydney Smith on Sep 05, 2019
Natl Association of Hispanic Journalists gives advice for reporting on mass shootings after El Paso
The National Association of Hispanic Journalists offered new guidance for "how to accurately and inclusively cover mass shootings" in the...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 06, 2019
Why NPR uses the word Queer
Is it OK to use the word queer on air and in reporting? NPR's public editor office looked at that...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 09, 2019
Plagiarism by Podcast?
Podcasts may be taking over, but alleged plagiarism by makers of podcasts, and how to handle it, is new territory....