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Daily Mail Cruelly Compared Woman’s Mugshot to a Zombie from Walking Dead

The Daily Mail should be ashamed of itself after comparing a woman to a zombie from the AMC television series,…

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Lynette Daley Coverage: Wrong to say ‘Wild Sex,’ She didn’t Consent

iMediaEthics recently came across an important ruling from the Australian Press Council. The ruling, issued this fall, correctly found a…

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Daily Mail Apologizes for Article about TV Host Samantha Armytage’s Underwear

Daily Mail Australia apologized to Australian TV morning host Samantha Armytage after criticizing her appearance and underwear. Armytage's lawyer complained about…

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iMediaEthics’ 5 Most Read Polling Articles from 2016

David W. Moore, iMediaEthics' polling director, has written frequently throughout 2016 about polling issues, polling standards and problematic polls. Given…

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4 UK outlets misreport on Social Integration Study, Make False Claims about British Muslims

UK media reported that some British Muslims think that Great Britain is 75 percent Islamic. But, of course, that isn't…

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iMediaEthics’ Ten Most Read Stories of 2016

The ten most read stories of 2016 on iMediaEthics, determined by unique page views, are as follows, in reverse order.…

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3 Newspapers’ Reports on Man’s Suicide, Inquest were Fair, Press Regulator Rules

The Macclesfield Express, the Manchester Evening News, and the Mirror didn't invade the privacy of or harass a woman in reporting on…

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Russian Propaganda & Fake News Article in Washington Post gets correction & editor’s note

Two weeks after publication, the Washington Post added a nearly 150-word editor's note to an article claiming "a sophisticated Russian…

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Former Australian financial planner settles libel lawsuit against Sydney Morning Herald, the Age, the ABC

The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age, and the Australian Broadcasting Corp. reported that the National Australia Bank fired some financial…

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NPR: There’s No ‘Political Litmus Test’ for Live Interviews

Elizabeth Jensen, the National Public Radio ombudsman, weighed in last month on two interviews that aired over the network-- one…

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