by Sydney Smith on Feb 02, 2015
NPR Geography Fail: Where in the World are Singapore & the United Arab Emirates?
Better get your globes out for a last-minute fact check, NPR, especially when giving your audience a lecture about geography....
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by Sydney Smith on Feb 01, 2015
Mirror Awards Help Hold Media Accountable; Nominations due Feb. 15
Nominations are open for this year's Mirror Awards, which shine a rare light on self-criticism in the journalism industry. "The...
by David W. Moore on Jan 31, 2015
Romney’s Out! The Invisible Primary and the Limits of Polls .
After some extended soul searching and, more importantly, consultations with political leaders and potential funders across the country, Mitt Romney...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 30, 2015
The Daily Beast’s Exclusive Fail: Romney NOT Running for President despite false report
The Daily Beast wrongly reported today that Mitt Romney was going to announce his candidacy for president. In fact, the...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 26, 2015
Satire Website Fools ESPN, Kei Nishikori isn’t highest paid tennis star
ESPN host Chris Fowler was duped by a fake website, MediaMass, because he failed to check his facts. Fowler reported...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 25, 2015
NBC News said Journalist Maria Shriver can report news about Still Alice, a movie she produced?
Maria Shriver, NBC News correspondent, reported about an upcoming movie, Still Alice, starring Julianne Moore. But Shriver wasn't just a curious...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 24, 2015
Willie Nelson not a Duck Dynasty star, HuffPost corrects mix up
Willie Nelson is NOT on Duck Dynasty. iMediaEthics just came across a comical December mix-up from the Huffington Post. On...
by David W. Moore on Jan 22, 2015
Pew Research Wins! 7th Annual Top 10 Dubious Polling Awards, 2015
Editor's Note: iMediaEthics' polling director David Moore collects the ten most dubious polls from the prior year in his annual...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 21, 2015
CNN Scores FAA Permit to Fly Drones for Future Newsgathering
CNN got a permit to research using drones in its journalism, Gizmodo reported. CNN announced its "research agreement with the...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 19, 2015
Australian Satire Site dupes Deadspin with Olympic basketball story
Deadspin was duped by a satirical story claiming that the 2016 Olympics would have 3-on-3 basketball. The fake claims came...