by iMediaEthics Staff on Jun 27, 2008
Photoshopping the Weather
Capital Weather Gang reports: "It turns out that weather photos are often the victim of "photoshopping" -- the term now...
Sci/Tech/Health Journalism Ethics News
by iMediaEthics Staff on Jun 25, 2008
REAL OR FAKE Photos?
NOVA Science Now reports: "Seeing is no longer believing in our modern digital world. Powerful photo-manipulation software is available to...
by iMediaEthics Staff on Jun 13, 2008
“Scientific Fauxtography Is More Common Than You Think”
On scientific fauxtography, MedGadget writes: "Ten to 20 of the articles accepted by The Journal of Clinical Investigation each year...
by Rhonda Roland Shearer on Mar 03, 2008
The Impossible Measure of “Dimness”
If the Washington Post uses low standardized test scores as evidence for innate female “dimness,” is the same argument for...
by London Shearer Allen on Sep 18, 2007
RADIO STATIONS WITHOUT BORDERS:
Did you know that for 200 easy payments of $39.95 you can get a hip transplant? And if you act...
by Jeremy J. Miller on Dec 12, 2006
Brazilian Cat Gives Birth to Puppies? Journalistic Standards Go to the Dogs (and Cats)
Extra, extra, South American cat gives birth to puppies! That, at least, was the story being peddled last month—not on...
by Ashley ODell on Jun 28, 2004
MY SO-CALLED FROG: Was BBC duped by frog-child story?
While at times referring to its subject as a "so-called frog," BBC News reported an Iranian woman gave birth to...
by iMediaEthics Staff on Jun 03, 2004
AP Meteor Crash Report Was a Hoax
Associated Press editors were forced to retract an earlier report that a meteorite might have hit near Olympia, Wash., this...