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BBC pulls Human Planet documentary for inaccurate portrayal of whale hunter

The BBC found another problem with its 2011 documentary program Human Planet. In early April, the BBC acknowledged its program had a…

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HuffPost South Africa didn’t contact 3 Journalists before Winnie Madikizela-Mandela Video

HuffPost South Africa apologized this month after publishing a video of the late Winnie Madikizela-Mandela criticizing three journalists, Thandeka Gqubule,…

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Photo of Child whose Family was Shot at in Brazil not in public interest

The Daily Telegraph published an unpixelated photograph of a child without parental permission, breaking UK guidelines for reporting on children.…

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New Zealand Herald broke accuracy guidelines, didn’t give ‘fair voice’ to victim’s family

Sarah Ferguson -- not the Duchess, but a New Zealand woman -- complained over an article in the New Zealand…

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MSNBC, Washington Post warn Hugh Hewitt Not to write about Scott Pruitt, EPA, citing conflicts of interest

Hugh Hewitt, an MSNBC host and Washington Post columnist, has ties to the Environmental Protection Agency. His son works for…

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Calling Tony Abbott ‘Most Destructive Politician’ was ‘Problematic’ & Biased

It was "problematic" and biased for the Australian Broadcasting Corp. to call former Australian prime minister Tony Abbott "the most…

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What is Easter? Butterflies or Bees? And Other Corrections

iMediaEthics' latest round-up of noteworthy or amusing corrections starts below: What is Easter? On Good Friday, March 30, NPR botched…

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Telegraph pays mosque general secretary after claiming he blamed UK for ISIS

The UK Sunday Telegraph defamed Mohammed Kozbar, the general secretary of the Finsbury Park mosque in London. The article claimed…

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Former Guantanamo Bay prisoner didn’t pay for nephews’ radicalization with British gov $

Omar Deghayes, a Libyan-born British resident, was imprisoned at Guantanamo Bay and released without charges in 2007. In 2010, the…

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CBS News Poll on the Mueller Investigation: The Public’s crazy answers

A new CBS News poll on the Robert Mueller investigation illustrates why many people feel polls can’t be trusted to reflect…

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