by Sydney Smith on Jul 10, 2018
Washington Post cites Clickhole satire in news story
The Washington Post cited information from a satirical article in a news story about a UK protest campaign to make...
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by Sydney Smith on Jul 10, 2018
Sun apologizes to Meghan Markle for ‘provocative images’ claim
The UK Sun and Mail reported that lawyers appealing the amount of a financial payout to Prince William and Kate...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 09, 2018
Corrections: Does Sir Mix-A-Lot Love Big Butts? Michael Flynn vs. Paul Manafort
iMediaEthics' latest corrections round-up starts below. 1. The Omaha World-Herald erred in a story about rapper Sir Mix-a-Lot's appearance at...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 08, 2018
UK newspaper published too much information on man’s suicide
A UK newspaper, The Forester, broke guidelines for reporting on suicide with its December 2017 article about a Gloucestershire man's...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 07, 2018
UK Times compared sports exec to Kim Jong-un
It was OK for the UK Times to compare sports executive Mike Ashley to North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un, UK...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 06, 2018
Sports Host said he didn’t ‘want to hear’ female World Cup commentator with ‘high-pitched tone’
Sports host Jason Cundy said on ITV Good Morning Britain that female World Cup commentators are "high-pitched" and added that...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 05, 2018
OK for Sun to name woman who says she is sexual assault victim
Even though news outlets typically do not name sexual assault victims, the Sun's decision to name and identify a woman...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 04, 2018
Rebel Wilson must pay Australian media company $3 million
Rebel Wilson made headlines last year when she was awarded Australian's largest defamation payout -- about $3.6 million U.S. ($4.5 million Australian)...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 03, 2018
NY Times reassigns Ali Watkins
The New York Times re-assigned federal law enforcement reporter Ali Watkins from Washington to New York and to a "new...