Daily Star Likens Bomb Victims to Zombies in Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” Video
Many news organizations reported the sensational quote from a police detective that compared the appearance of survivors of UK bombings…
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The Smoking Gun: ESPN Journalist Elizabeth Moreau Hoaxed by Prank Site, Smashed Hotel Window During Fake Emergency
An ESPN reporter was punked into smashing her hotel window with a toilet tank cover during a fake emergency by…
Inside Maldives Media: Dust-Up Over Video Mocking Tourists, ‘Filthy Language’
The president of the Maldives National Journalists Association (MNJA) criticized Minivan News, an English-language Maldives news website, for its reporting on…
S. Africa’s Sunday Times Criticized for Anonymously Sourced Mugabe Affair Murder Story
Blogger Akanyang criticized The Sunday Times and its reporter Jon Swain in his media and politics blog, Akanyang Afrika. He…
BBC Faulted for 2 Errors, But Not for Bias
The Guardian reported that the BBC has owned up to two inaccuracies in a TV segment on filesharing. However, the BBC didn't find…
Gawker Called Sexist, Sensational after Christine O’Donnell Sex Story
Gawker has been accused of sexism, sensationalism, and low standards after publishing an anonymous, first-person story of a sex encounter…
iMediaEthics Study: 68% Ten Top US Newspapers’ Blogs Are Edited
StinkyJournalism's study found that all of The New York Times' blogs are edited. (Image above is a screenshot detail from…
Mommy Blogger Sued for Not Publishing Advertorial
A New York dental practice dropped its lawsuit against "mommy blogger" Lyss Stern "just hours" after the New York Daily…
Scholars on Blogging
In iMediaEthics' latest study , we looked at ten U.S. newspapers and how they handled their blogs. But, how do scholars treat…
India Today Plagiarizes Slate’s Rajinikanth ARticle
India Today apologized to Slate both in personalized letters and an editor's letter for plagiarizing twelve sentences of Grady Hendrix's article…