by Sydney Smith on Apr 12, 2020
Piers Morgan mimicking Chinese language not offensive because of context, OfCom rules
Piers Morgan may have been "particularly offensive" when he mimicked the Chinese language, but his behavior wasn't a breach of...
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by Sydney Smith on Apr 15, 2020
Corrections: Melanin or Melatonin, Billions or Trillions, Taxes
1. A March 29 NPR correction: "In a previous version of this podcast, we incorrectly referred to melanin as melatonin."...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 16, 2020
Corrections: Homeless Deaths, Back to the Future Dog
1.Wrong photo: A March 24 UK Sun correction: "An article on Saturday, Stressball Cop ‘Breached Data’ incorrectly pictured the NCA’s Deputy Director Matt Horne...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 16, 2020
Guardian unpublishes article about official govt numbers for Covid-19 deaths, woman’s death certificate
The Guardian unpublished an article about the death of a woman and coronavirus. The article asked why a UK woman's...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 17, 2020
CNN’s John King: ‘harpoons deserved’ for misreporting on Bernie Sanders, Joe Biden
CNN's John King apologized last week after misreporting on Sen. Bernie Sanders' suspension of his presidential campaign. In an April...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 20, 2020
Coronavirus Mistakes: Number of Deaths in NY, Deaths not Coronavirus Linked, Mental Health, and Furloughs
Below, read iMediaEthics' latest roundup of errors in reporting on Coronavirus and COVID-19. An April 16 correction from the UK...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 20, 2020
Colorado newspaper unpublishes column criticizing New Mexico visitors amid coronavirus
The Durango Herald in Durango, Colorado, unpublished and retracted a column that "targeted New Mexico visitors and offended many of...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 21, 2020
Daily Mirror used photo of children at school club with story on poverty
The Daily Mirror published a "misleading" photograph of two children to accompany a report last summer about a food program...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 23, 2020
NZ newspaper article based on press release without verification, not balanced
A local New Zealand newspaper published an article based on a press release claiming 2,500 races horses were killed each...