Airing Trayvon Martin Dead Body Photo ‘an Awful Mistake,’ MSNBC’s Tamron Hall Tweets
MSNBC host Tamron Hall called the network's broadcasting a photograph of Trayvon Martin's dead body "an awful mistake," according to…
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Asiana Airlines May Sue KTVU for ‘Demeaning’ Broadcast of Fake Crash Pilot Names
Ki Won Suh from Asiana Airlines confirmed in an email to iMediaEthics today Asiana is "considering legal action" against Bay…
Secret Recording: Rupert Murdoch Talks Bribery, Phone Hacking, News of the World, & Anonymous Sources
News Corp. CEO Rupert Murdoch commented in a secret recording that "every newspaper in Fleet Street" England pays cops and…
Fact Check Fail: NTSB Says Intern Confirmed Bogus Asiana Pilot Names to KTVU
Bay Area Fox-affiliate KTVU wrongly identified four pilots on Asiana Airlines Flight 214 from South Korea, which crashed on the…
NY Daily News Excuses Front Page Flop on NBA Player’s Alien Abduction on Page 3
The New York Daily News front page looked like it belonged on a supermarket tabloid. "I was abducted by aliens!"…
Silvio Berlusconi’s Panorama Magazine Hoaxed: He’s NOT Running for NYC Office
Italian magazine Panorama was tricked by a satirical Andy Borowitz story claiming that Silvio Berlusconi was going to run for…
Conflicting Polls? Don’t Blame the Public! (or Excuse Pollsters)
In a recent blog post, HuffPost Pollster noted apparent conflicts in polling on abortion (for a better example than the…
Trayvon Martin Corpse Photo from George Zimmerman Trial Published by Gawker
Gawker contributor Adam Weinstein published a photo of Trayvon Martin's corpse Friday, the same day the testimony in the trial…
Yachting World Wrong, Boat Owner NOT a Cocaine Smuggler, Pays for Libel
UK boating magazine Yachting World must pay Nicholas Tristram Cokes, the owner of a well-known catamaran Orinoco Flo, a "substantial"…
Media Fails in Nelson Mandela Reporting?
Last month, former South African president Nelson Mandela returned to the hospital. Because of the intense interest in his health…