Journalist who Faked Celeb Interviews Paid to be in Documentary about His Fabrication
Tom Kummer, a journalist who fabricated stories and "exclusives" with celebrities for German magazines, is starring in a movie about…
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PCC censures the Telegraph over undercover recording of Vince Cable, Parliament members
The PCC censured the Daily Telegraph for its undercover recording that led to Parliament member Vince Cable's removal as head of…
U.S. Billionaire Louis Bacon to Sue Wikipedia, Denver Post, WordPress
A U.S. billionaire intends to sue for the identity of anonymous commenters, including people who have posted information about him…
Journalism Student Has to Write Paper as Punishment for Trespassing in order to Graduate
University of California-Berkeley student journalist Josh Wolf was arrested for "trespassing and other charges" in 2009 when he was taping…
College Newspaper Publishes Unethical Issue to Teach Ethics
One Florida college newspaper violated as many tenets of the Society of Professional Journalists' ethics code as possible in its…
No UK Prior Notification Rule for Newspapers, European Court Rules
The European Court of Human Rights ruled against Max Mosley, the former director of the governing body of Formula One, who had…
David Beckham had Bubonic Plague, Says NY Daily News Caption?
Yesterday, a story about a 58-year-old New Mexico man being diagnosed with bubonic plague made the rounds in various news…
TWO Hasidic Outlets Cut Hillary Clinton, Audrey Tomason From Photo?
Hasidic newspaper Der Tzitung's Photoshopping Hillary Clinton and Audrey Tomason out of the White House-released "Situation Room" photo went viral…
Der Tzitung Apologizes for Hillary Clinton, Audrey Tomason Photoshop
As iMediaEthics wrote yesterday, Hasidic newspaper Der Tzitung Photoshopped the widely-published "Situation Room" photo of President Barack Obama, Vice President Joe…
Media Accused of Running ‘Frivolous and Mischievous’ Articles
The Communist Party of India (Marxist) was accused by Indian politician M Karunanidhi of publishing "frivolous and mischievous reports" and…