Sexual Misconduct Allegations Roundup: The New Yorker’s Ryan Lizza Fired, Radio host Tom Ashbrook Suspended, & More
In the past few months, many members of media outlets, including Tavis Smiley, Charlie Rose, Matt Lauer and Garrison Keillor,…
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10 Most Read iMediaEthics Stories from 2017
iMediaEthics' most read stories published in 2017 are included below. Nearly half of our ten most read stories had to…
Tavis Smiley suspended by PBS after misconduct allegations
Tavis Smiley, the host of his own half-hour interview program distributed by the Public Broadcasting Service, was suspended after allegations…
What gets a correction? Guardian readers editor lists 6 considerations
Correction or clarification? The UK Guardian readers' editor Paul Chadwick explained in a recent column how the newspaper decides what…
Geoffrey Rush suing Australian newspaper for ‘inappropriate behavior’ claim
The Australian Daily Telegraph reported, in their Nov. 30 edition, that actor Geoffrey Rush had been accused of "inappropriate behavior."…
NPR’s Blue Apron Cookbook Segment wasn’t a Sponsored Story, Ombuds says
Was an NPR holiday cooking segment featuring a Blue Apron cookbook paid for by Blue Apron? Listeners thought so, NPR's…
Student newspaper retracts published letter to editor from anti-LGBT group founder
The Miami Student unpublished a letter to the editor after it learned the author of the letter is affiliated with an…
Melania Trump settles libel suit with magazine that called her an escort
Slovenian magazine Suzy claimed Melania Trump worked as an escort. Trump sued, and now the magazine and Trump have settled, the Associated…
CNN corrects Trump, WikiLeaks story, claiming anonymous sources provided the wrong date
A CNN report, based on anonymous sources, said that Donald Trump and his son, Donald Trump Jr., received an e-mail…
MSNBC axes, re-instates Sam Seder after 2009 Roman Polanski rape tweet
Earlier this week, MSNBC ended Sam Seder's contract after a 2009 tweet he wrote about rape resurfaced. But, MSNBC has…