3 Fake Political Stories: Hannity Corrects Clinton Twitter story, Obama photo fake & Chris Matthews didn’t Endorse Trump
In the past week, there have been a few fake political stories circulating related to the U.S. election and presidency.…
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UK Mirror Deletes after Fake Quotes from Pat Robertson on Orlando Pulse Shooting
The UK Mirror fell for fake quotes attributed to American televangelist Pat Robertson about the June shooting at the Pulse…
Gawker Settles Hulk Hogan lawsuit for $31 Million, Unpublishes 3 Articles
Gawker settled Hulk Hogan's lawsuit to the tune of $31 million. In March, Gawker was ordered by a Florida jury…
Reporting on Transgender People and Issues: Press Regulator issues Guidance
There is new guidance in the UK for reporting on transgender people. The UK press regulator, the Independent Press Standards…
Donna Brazile Quits CNN: 2nd WikiLeaks E-mail Showed Flint Question to Clinton Campaign
Donna Brazile, the interim Democratic National Committee chair, has resigned from CNN. While she apparently resigned two weeks ago, the…
First Gallup, Then Pew – Afraid of Testing Their Polls Against the Election?
Earlier this month, the Pew Research Center announced that in October and November leading up to the election, “the Center…
4 Corrections from the Fall: NYT reviewer Watches Show out of Order, Retracting a Retraction & ‘Sorry I tased you’ cake
From time to time, iMediaEthics rounds up amusing corrections. Here are some of the most recent corrections we want to…
It was OK for BBC to say Imam backed extremist Islam, court rules
BBC broadcaster Andrew Neil said a London imam "hailed jihad as 'the greatest of deeds.'" So the imam, Shakeel Begg,…
iMediaEthics’ polling director wins 2nd EPPY
iMediaEthics is pleased to announce that Editor & Publisher awarded our polling director David Moore with the Best News/Political Blog…
UK Sun reporter Anthony France’s conviction for paying police overturned
Anthony France, the UK Sun reporter who was convicted for paying public officials and police officers, is free. He successfully…