by Sydney Smith on Jun 28, 2017
Chicago Sun-Times stands by theater critic after race, police comments
Chicago Sun-Times theater critic Hedy Weiss upset some readers of the newspaper with her review of Antoinette Nwandu's play Pass...
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by Sydney Smith on Aug 16, 2015
Chicago Tribune editorial calls for Hurricane Katrina-like storm to hit Chicago
Chicago Tribune editorial board member Kristen McQueary admitted her Aug. 13 editorial about a Hurricane Katrina-like storm to hit Chicago offended readers....
by Sydney Smith on Jun 12, 2015
Sun-Times Media IDed Wrong man as Murder Suspect, Gets Sued for Libel
Last year, the Lake County, Illinois News-Sun misidentified a man named Walter Brown as a murder suspect. And now, Brown...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 20, 2015
NPR Latino USA episode on ‘Chuy’ Garcia candidate failed standards, NPR says
Listeners complained and NPR agreed about claims of bias in a Latino USA's episode broadcast on NPR. The then-Chicago mayoral...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 22, 2014
Northwestern Prof Not Accused of Rape, Sues Evanston Review, My Fox Chicago/Fox 32 News, WLS-AM 890 for Libel
Northwestern University philosophy professor Peter Ludlow is suing three Chicago news outlets for libel over a story saying he was...
by Sydney Smith on May 15, 2013
Sports Reporter Fired after ‘Tremendous Amount of Sex’ Freudian Slip
Comcast SportsNet Chicago fired sports reporter Susannah Collins earlier this month, according to the sports media website Sherman Report. The...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 15, 2012
Chicago TV Station Accused of Airing Picture of Wrong Man in Sexual Assault Case, ‘Destroying Evidence’ after Libel Threats
Chicago TV news station CLTV is being accused of and sued for airing "a picture of the wrong man" in...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 01, 2011
Chicago CBS-Affiliate Denies Racism Charges, Apologizes again for Out-of-Context Quote
As iMediaEthics previously wrote, the Chicago CBS-affiliate WBBM apologized after taking a four-year-old boy's comments on guns out of context. In...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 03, 2011
Chicago TV News Station Apologizes for Out-of-Context Quote
Chicago CBS-affiliate WBBM apologized for misrepresenting a four-year-old's comments in a June 30 segment, Mediaite reported. WBBM reported the child...
by Sydney Smith on May 16, 2011
University Accuses Medill Prof of Misleading in McKinney Case
Northwestern University has accused Medill Innocence Project professor David Protess of misleading the university about information related to the Anthony McKinney case. McKinney...