by Sydney Smith on Sep 11, 2013
Syria Op-Ed Writer Elizabeth O’Bagy Fired, Not a PhD, WSJ Fact Checking her OpEd
The Wall Street Journal told Politico that it didn't know op-ed writer Elizabeth O'Bagy had an "affiliation with the Syrian...
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by Sydney Smith on Sep 10, 2013
People Mag Publishes Pic of Wrong Woman Reportedly Dating Google’s Sergey Brin
People magazine misidentified a random woman as Google employee Amanda Rosenberg, Gawker-owned Silicon Valley blog Valleywag reported. Since late August,...
by David W. Moore on Sep 10, 2013
7 Polls Show Slim Opening for Obama to Make Case for Air Strikes Against Syria
Seven polls were published on Monday, Sept. 9 about the proposed air strikes against Syria. The polls were sponsored by...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 09, 2013
PsyBlog Unpublishes Post Similar to NYTimes After iMediaEthics Inquiry
PsyBlog unpublished a blogpost after an iMediaEthics inquiry about proper attribution. PsyBlog's author, Jeremy Dean, told iMediaEthics he deleted his...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 08, 2013
This Goofy Photo of Francois Hollande was Deleted by Reuters & AFP
Agence France-Presse and Reuters retracted a photo of French president Francois Hollande smiling goofily with big eyes but denied they...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 07, 2013
Turkish Newspaper Yeni Safak Faked at least 3 Noam Chomsky Quotes
Turkish newspaper Yeni Safak published a partially faked interview with linguist Noam Chomsky August 27, the Wall Street Journal reported....
by Sydney Smith on Sep 06, 2013
Online Buzz: Retracted UK Daily Mail Story said US Set up Chemical Weapons Attack in Syria
iMediaEthics recently found several online forums discussing The Daily Mail's story about U.S. involvement in Syria and asking what happened...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 05, 2013
Former Sabah Ombuds Yavuz Baydar ‘Will Certainly Take the Firing…to Court,’ Responds to Newspaper’s Criticism of his Work
Sabah, the Turkish newspaper that earlier this summer fired its ombudsman of almost a decade, Yavuz Baydar, has replaced him...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 04, 2013
Bloomberg to Get Ombudsman to Handle Complaints, Standards Editor for Accuracy
Bloomberg LP, which is the parent company for media outlets including Bloomberg News and Bloomberg Businessweek, said last month that...