Media Mess-Ups: Who’s Who of Sandy Hook School Shooting Reporting Errors, Part 1
The media made several major errors, including using the wrong photo, naming the wrong shooter, and reporting that the shooter's…
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Several recent polls have shown slight majorities of American adults with favorable views of same-sex marriage. The latest NBC News/Wall…
Top 10 Photo Fails: 2012’s Wrong & Fake Photos
Check out iMediaEthics' top ten fake photos and wrong photos from 2012.
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A recent Gallup news story reported that while 63% of Americans think discrimination against gays and lesbians is a serious…
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According to a Dec. 12 retraction, The Jewish Press apologized for a recent blogpost about Jack Abramoff, the former lobbyist…
CNN: We didn’t air Wrong photo with Connecticut School Shooting
CNN's Matt Dornic told iMediaEthics that reports that CNN aired the wrong photo of the alleged Connecticut school shooter are false. …
Sensitive reporting of Mass Killing at Connecticut School?
Amidst all of the news reports about the tragic mass shooting at a Newtown, Connecticut school today, a couple of…
Source lies to Globe & Mail, Facebook ‘Man on the Street’ Interviews can Backfire
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Mystery of the missing Sydney Morning Herald column: Plagiarist Apologizes
The Sydney Morning Herald suspended columnist Dr. Tanveer Ahmed earlier this year amidst plagiarism accusations, as iMediaEthics wrote in September.…
After Hoax Kate Middleton Hospital Call, 2Day FM’s Axes Show, Suspends ‘Prank’ Calls, Reviews Practices
Mel Greig and Michael Christian of 2Day FM -- the Australian DJs who prank-called Kate Middleton's hospital posing as Queen…