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Ombudsman-Lite? WashPost to Replace Ombudsman with Readers Rep

The Washington Post announced today that it won't replace Patrick Pexton, whose two-year term as ombudsman ended yesterday, with another…

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NC Newspaper: Asking for Gun Permit records was ‘Tremendous Error in Judgment’

Cherokee Scout editor Robert Horne resigned this week just days after apologizing for trying to obtain the gun records of…

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Bradley Manning Takes ‘Full Responsibiity,’ Pleads Guilty to 10 Criminal Counts

Bradley Manning has long been suspected as WikiLeaks' source for thousands of U.S. government documents including the so-called Afghan War…

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Wash Post Photographer Submitted ‘Manipulated’ Photo to Awards, Against WaPo Photo Ethics

A Washington Post photographer submitted a photo that had been Photoshopped to hide a person in the background of the…

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NYT David Brooks on his Sequestration Column: ‘I probably went a bit too far’

After being called out by the Washington Post's Ezra Klein, New York Times' conservative columnist David Brooks added a "postscript"…

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Fake Tweets Posted on AFP Twitter Account after Hack, Syrian Electronic Army Says It Did it

French news agency Agence France-Presse said its photo Twitter account @AFPphoto was hacked Feb. 26 by a Syrian group. In…

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First Lady Michelle Obama’s Oscar Dress Doctored by Iranian News Agency

Iran's Fars News Agency Photoshopped an image of Michelle Obama to cover up her bare shoulders.  The New York Times…

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‘Ask iMediaEthics’ Column Launched: High Beam takes down article after iMediaEthics inquiry, Reader’s complaint resolved

This is the first in a new series from iMediaEthics called Ask iMediaEthics. iMediaEthics will feature interesting case studies in…

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Sorry for Oscars C-Word Tweet about Quvenzhane Wallis, The Onion’s CEO Says

Satire site The Onion apologized today for its "senseless, humorless comment" about Quvenzhane Wallis, who was a nominee for last…

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Fake Interview with Argentine Foreign Minister Published by Falkland Islands’ Only Newspaper

Falkland Islands newspaper the Penguin News made up an interview with Argentine Foreign Minister Héctor Timerman, the Knight Center for…

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