by Sydney Smith on Jan 31, 2013
The New Republic Tweets Fake Photo of Obama Skeet Shooting?
The New Republic tweeted a fake photo purporting to show President Obama skeet shooting, the Weekly Standard reported. The Weekly...
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by Sydney Smith on Jan 30, 2013
Washington Post Suspends Another Reporter over Plagiarism? William Booth makes 6th Plagiarism/Attribution Case in 2 Years at WaPo?
After learning its Jan. 12 story on the Panama Canal contained plagiarism, The Washington Post apologized and reportedly suspended the...
by David W. Moore on Jan 29, 2013
iMediaEthics Fifth Annual Top Ten ‘Dubious Polling’ Awards, 2013
Veteran pollster and author David W. Moore presents the 2013 Fifth Annual Top Ten “Dubious Polling” Awards. Designed as a...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 28, 2013
Won 2 Pulitzers, Philadelphia Inquirer editor gives N.N. Oweida Lecture in Journalism Ethics at Penn State
Penn State University is holding a journalism ethics lecture "Ethics in Journalism: In Theory, In Practice" next month, according to...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 28, 2013
Radio Host Duped by the Onion’s Fake Photo of Drones at Inauguration
KFAI's Andy Driscoll posted on his Facebook page Jan. 22 a fake photo that showed what appeared to be three...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 27, 2013
Woman NOT Wanted to Make Neanderthal Clone Baby, Misquoted Harvard Prof George Church
Harvard University genetics professor George M. Church says media reports have fabricated quotes attributed to him. The sensational quotes and...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 25, 2013
World’s Longest Correction in TIME Magazine? No, but at 560 words it’s a whopper
Time made a ton of changes and added one whopper of a correction at the bottom of its Jan. 8...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 24, 2013
Harper’s Tricked by Satire Fake News Story about ‘Visual Allergies’ Lawsuit?
Harper's Magazine has owned up to being tricked by a satire story by releasing corrections online, in print, and on...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 21, 2013
New NPR guidelines say Don’t Call Obama ‘Mr’ after bias complaints
National Public Radio updated its stylebook guidelines for the President of the United States Jan. 17 after complaints of bias,...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 21, 2013
EVENT: Why is Sports Media Dominated by Men? Media Ethics Forum at Loyola Marymount University
Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles is holding a forum on "Media Ethics and Social Responsibility" according to an event...