Comedian didn’t save choking fan, 2 UK sites delete stories
Two UK news sites claimed comedian Ed Byrne saved a fan from choking to death last month, but Byrne said…
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Does ‘light drinking’ cause ‘no harm’ in pregnancy? Times of London corrects story
"Light drinking 'does no harm in pregnancy,'" was the headline of a front-page Times of London story that claimed a…
Is the term ‘Fake Refugees’ Fair Game? Australian Press Council Says Media Should Use ‘Care’ in Reporting
We've heard more than enough about "fake news," but "fake refugees" was a new one on us. Exhibit A is…
Corrections Roundup: Does Steve Bannon call Jared Kushner Frodo or Fredo? Jimmy Carter is alive
iMediaEthics recently published our round-up of the top ten corrections from 2017, but we've come across a few noteworthy corrections…
UK Newspaper Published 2013 Photo of Fatal Car Accident, Distressing Family of Victim for 2nd time
About five years ago, a local newspaper in southwest England, the Dorset Echo, published a photo of a fatal car…
Theresa May didn’t say she’d quit as Prime Minister Aug. 30, 2019
The UK Mirror reported in August that British Prime Minister Theresa May said she would quit on Aug. 30, 2019.…
Roundup: Firings, Suspensions & Resignations by News Outlets
In recent months, news outlets have fired, suspended, or asked for resignations from staff as they investigate complaints about behavior…
Vice suspends 2 after NYTimes report on sexual harassment at company
Last month, the New York Times reported on "allegations of old-school sexual harassment" at media company Vice, reporting that the company reached…
Detroit TV WTVS reinstating Stephen Henderson after internal investigation & Free Press firing
Detroit public TV station WTVS is reinstating Stephen Henderson after an internal investigation of Henderson's behavior came up clean. Henderon,…
How Many Corrections the Toronto Star and the Globe & Mail published in 2017
The Toronto Star published 1,179 corrections in 2017 -- 819 online and 360 in print, the newspaper's public editor, Kathy…