Boston Newspaper Owner’s Daughter-in-Law running for state senate? Does an Ombudsman fix conflict of interest?
The Dorchester Reporter has hired a temporary ombudsman tasked to "review" the weekly Boston newspaper's reporting on a specific election…
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The Times of London denied that it was hoaxed by a French satire article, but the evidence against the paper…
NY Daily News vs. NY Post Fact Wars? Was teacher impregnated by 17- or 18-year-old student?
iMediaEthics finds it frustrating that New York daily tabloids frequently present glaring contradictory facts that are rarely corrected. As an…
Fake Neanderthal Clone Baby Story Still Out There? When will Media Admit Error
Fox News has owned up and disclosed to readers that it included bad information in a Jan. 21 post about…
NYPost Photoshops Front Page Photo of ‘Cannibal Cop’ Gilberto Valle, Discloses in Tiny Print
Is the New York Post's front-page photo a fake? Yes, at least in part. However, unless you took a magnifying glass…
UK Police Arrest Tweeter After Naming Alleged Child Sex Assault Victim
UK police arrested someone for identifying an alleged sexual offense victim in a tweet, the Guardian reported. In this case, the…
Paul Krugman Bankruptcy Tale Lost in Translation? Daily Currant’s Satire Story Duped Breitbart.com
Breitbart.com unpublished a story after being hoaxed by a satire site's story that had claimed New York Times columnist Paul Krugman…
Florida A & M Student Named In Hazing Death Sues Student Paper, TV News For Libel
A student at Florida A & M University has sued two Florida media outlets -- Florida A & M University's…
Vanity Fair no longer ‘surprised’ Jessica Chastain ‘hailed’ for Zero Dark Thirty acting, unpublishes critique
Vanity Fair unpublished a blogpost critical of actress Jessica Chastain because "it ran counter to what a number of people…