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UK Channel 4’s Undercover Reporting Fair, in Public Interest, Regulator Says

UK Channel 4 didn't break broadcasting guidelines for fairness with its undercover report "Politicians for Hire," broadcast regulator OfCom ruled last month.…

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Globe and Mail & Toronto Star Release How Many Corrections They Published in 2015

The Globe and Mail published "around 40" corrections each month in 2015, public editor Sylvia Stead reported. That is "down…

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Why Gallup Poll Wrongly Shows Trump Tied With Pope as Second Most Admired Man in the World

The Washington Post calls it a “shocker” – that Gallup claims Donald Trump is America’s second most admired man in…

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No, Woman isn’t 17 MONTHS Pregnant

The New York Post made an amusing error last month when it said a woman was 17 months pregnant with triplets. That's…

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Will Peyton Manning Sue Al Jazeera over HGH Claim? ‘Probably’ he says

Will Peyton Manning sue Al Jazeeera? The documentary The Dark Side: Secrets of the Sports Dopers is posted on Gawker-owned site Deadspin.…

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Top 10 Cases of Fabrication & Hoaxes in 2015

Below, see iMediaEthics' round-up of the top ten cases of fabrication, hoaxes and pranks on the media in 2015.  …

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Top 10 Media Ethics Issues of 2015

It's been a busy news year, and from the perspective of media ethics, there has been a lot to cover. Below,…

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NPR isn’t BuzzFeed: No Labeling of Donald Trump Racist

BuzzFeed may have OK'ed its staff calling Donald Trump a lying racist, but National Public Radio won't be doing the…

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Top 10 Photo Fails of 2015: Bad Photoshop & Wrong Photos

Our annual round-up of the top ten most noteworthy photo fails from the past year. For comparison's sake, check out last…

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Top 10 News Errors of the Year

There was lots of fodder for our annual top 10 errors of the year list.  Below, see some of the slip-ups,…

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