Forbes Writer who Wrongly Called Irish President Homosexual Resigns
David Monagan quit Forbes after wrongly reporting that Ireland's president Michael D. Higgins is an "acknowledged homosexual." As iMediaEthics previously…
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Sex Crime Victim: ‘Felt less-than-Human’ After Student Newspaper’s ‘Rap Pun’
Staff of Boston University's "independent student newspaper" the Daily Free Press will have to take "mandatory sensitivity training" after complaints…
Rolling Stone May Lose Millions If Advertisers Walk Over Boston Bomber Cover Boycott
The “boycott backfired!" Boycott failed! "Tsarnaev Doubles Sales of Rolling Stone." Sales doubled!?! Sounds exciting, right? Except the paltry earnings…
MTV Lebanon Airs Video of Suicide, Says No ‘bleeding corpse’ makes it OK
MTV Lebanon aired a video clip of a woman committing suicide, Magda Abu-Fadil, the director of Media Unlimited in Lebanon,…
Does Forbes Have a Habit of Stealing Photos? Balls, Queens and Horses Oh My!
UPDATE 3:51 PM: It seems that this is not the first time Forbes.com has been accused of image theft. In…
Pew’s ‘America is Polarized’ Theme – Wrong Again!
It’s not clear why Pew seems so intent on characterizing the American public as “polarized.” That is the message in…
Turkish Newspaper Sabah Fires Ombudsman Yavuz Baydar after Critical Columns
Turkish daily newspaper Sabah -- largely identified as a pro-government publication-- fired its ombudsman of nine years, Yavuz Baydar, over…
OK to Criticize Obama, Not OK to Change Headline, Chattanooga Free Press Says about Editor firing
The Chattanooga Times Free Press, a daily newspaper with a circulation of about 75,000, fired opinion editor Drew Johnson for changing…
Argentina Newspaper Muy Published Photos of Dead Girl’s Body on Front Page
Argentinian daily newspaper Muy published photos of a murdered 16-year-old girl, Angeles Rawson, on its front page June 28, the…
‘It ain’t journalism,’ Patrick Pexton, Former WaPo Ombudsman on Brand Journalism
Last month, iMediaEthics discussed with former Washington Post ombudsman Patrick Pexton the ethics and implications of brand journalism and the…