by iMediaEthics Staff on Oct 08, 2008
NY Times Retracts 12 Years Of Calling John McCain “Fighter Pilot”
In August, The New York Times published an unusual correction. Ryan Tate at Gawker reported the newspaper "had erroneously...
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by iMediaEthics Staff on Oct 07, 2008
The Independent’s “Great Depression” Front-Page is a Fake
Campaign Spot's John Trenchard reported the photograph that The Independent used to illustrate America's 2008 "great depression" on its April...
by Rhonda Roland Shearer on Oct 06, 2008
Rotten Apple Story: Steve Jobs Heart attack story fake
Mainstream media (MsM) has tried to blame bloggers for the publication of a false rumor that made Apple stocks tumble....
by iMediaEthics Staff on Oct 03, 2008
What Readers’ Advocate ?
EditorsWeblog's Lauren Drablier posted a recent report about the rapidly disappearing "ombudsmen," "readers' representatives" or "public editors." Newspapers seeking budget...
by iMediaEthics Staff on Oct 02, 2008
Old Time “Photoshop” — circa 1900
Swiss Army Librarian's Brian Herzog wrote, " Someone found a photo in the library's historical archive that had been later...
by Rhonda Roland Shearer on Oct 01, 2008
CNN’s "Thingamajig":
The similarity of CNN's "Live Audience Reaction" meter to the vital sign monitors in a hospital is unmistakable. Everyone knows...
by iMediaEthics Staff on Oct 01, 2008
16 Excessively Photoshopped Magazine Covers
Amanda said, "It's no secret that magazines and other media outlets use Photoshop to make their cover models look "just so,"...
by Rhonda Roland Shearer on Sep 30, 2008
How-To Make a ‘Rare South China Tiger’ Fake Photo:
The NetEase, 163.com article, is in Chinese, but you'll understand. The images are a step by step how-to-guide where you,...
by iMediaEthics Staff on Sep 29, 2008
Photo Forger Caged for Faking Tiger Fauxtograph
OMG wrote, "Zhou Zhenglong, the farmer who shocked the country with his fake photo of the endangered South China tiger,...
by iMediaEthics Staff on Sep 26, 2008
“Paper Tiger” Fauxtographer to Stand Trial in China
With the "fake paper tiger in the woods" method; who needs photoshop? Zhou Zhenglong ChinaView reported, "Zhou Zhenglong, the farmer...