7 Polls Show Slim Opening for Obama to Make Case for Air Strikes Against Syria
Seven polls were published on Monday, Sept. 9 about the proposed air strikes against Syria. The polls were sponsored by…
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PsyBlog Unpublishes Post Similar to NYTimes After iMediaEthics Inquiry
PsyBlog unpublished a blogpost after an iMediaEthics inquiry about proper attribution. PsyBlog's author, Jeremy Dean, told iMediaEthics he deleted his…
This Goofy Photo of Francois Hollande was Deleted by Reuters & AFP
Agence France-Presse and Reuters retracted a photo of French president Francois Hollande smiling goofily with big eyes but denied they…
Turkish Newspaper Yeni Safak Faked at least 3 Noam Chomsky Quotes
Turkish newspaper Yeni Safak published a partially faked interview with linguist Noam Chomsky August 27, the Wall Street Journal reported.…
Online Buzz: Retracted UK Daily Mail Story said US Set up Chemical Weapons Attack in Syria
iMediaEthics recently found several online forums discussing The Daily Mail's story about U.S. involvement in Syria and asking what happened…
Former Sabah Ombuds Yavuz Baydar ‘Will Certainly Take the Firing…to Court,’ Responds to Newspaper’s Criticism of his Work
Sabah, the Turkish newspaper that earlier this summer fired its ombudsman of almost a decade, Yavuz Baydar, has replaced him…
Bloomberg to Get Ombudsman to Handle Complaints, Standards Editor for Accuracy
Bloomberg LP, which is the parent company for media outlets including Bloomberg News and Bloomberg Businessweek, said last month that…
Bill O’Reilly on MLK Error: ‘Always check out the facts before you make a definitive statement’
Fox News' Bill O'Reilly apologized on August 29's The O'Reilly Factor for having wrongly "assumed" Republicans weren't invited to attend…
NYTimes Attacked by Syrian Electronic Army, ‘A Big Deal,’ Times CIO Says
The New York Times' website was attacked, reportedly by the Syrian Electronic Army, on August 27. The Times, if the attack…
No Anonymous Comments at Huffington Post, ‘Aggressive’ Comments to End Starting this month
The Huffington Post's Arianna Huffington announced August 21 that starting this month, the site is banning anonymous comments and will…