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…
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Daily Mail Wrongly Says Man Dead, Calls it a ‘Simple Misunderstanding’
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Tampa Bay Times Defends Reporting after Source Kills Herself
The Tampa Bay Times defended and explained its reporting after a story became national news because its source, Gretchen Molannen,…
Kate Middleton, UK Queen Radio Prank gone wrong, then very wrong, Nurse’s suicide?
Fall out from a now high-profile prank phone call from an Australian shock jock radio program has led to two…
Zimmerman Sues NBC News over Doctored 911 Calls, Fires Staff but Does Not Say ‘Sorry’
Your mother always told you that saying sorry can repair a lot of damage. NBC apparently forgot this important lesson. Lawyers…
Measuring Subway Platform Discredits NY Post Abbasi Subway Photo Tale
iMediaEthics went to the 49th Street and 7th Avenue N, R and Q subway station and examined the platform where…
Veteran Cape Cod Times Reporter Faked Sources, Editors ‘Heartbroken,’ Start Better Supervision
After finding out one its longtime reporters, Karen Jeffrey, had used fake sources in at least 34 of her stories,…
ESPN Claims It Wasn’t Wrong to Deny Blog Credit for Scoop
ESPN apparently does not like giving credit where credit is due. Case in point: After ESPN originally credited sports blog…