by Sydney Smith on Sep 13, 2012
NYT Defends Photo of Dead Ambassador, Despite State Dept. Calls
New York Times public editor Margaret Sullivan asked if it was "acceptable" for the Times' website to publish a photo...
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by Sydney Smith on Sep 13, 2012
NBC News: Sorry to Affiliates for Kris Jenner Interview instead of 9/11 Moment of Silence
NBC News' president Steve Capus apologized to NBC affiliates Sept. 12 for NBC's "editorial call resulting in the September 11...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 12, 2012
Arizona’s KPHO Reviewed Raquel Velasco’s Work for Plagiarism, says ASU ‘Alerted’ Station
As we've previously written, Arizona State University's student newspaper the State Press retracted articles by student writer Raquel Velasco because...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 12, 2012
Fake Angelina Jolie Twitter Account Suspended
iMediaEthics previously highlighted a phony Twitter account purporting to be Angelina Jolie. As we wrote this summer, Balkan media outlets...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 11, 2012
Washington Post Corrects to Add Attribution, ‘Article Should Have Credited’ Indian Mag
The Washington Post corrected an article that used without attribution quoted information from an India-based magazine The Caravan. The Sept....
by Sydney Smith on Sep 11, 2012
NYT Public Editor Margaret Sullivan on ‘Modest’ Sept. 11 Coverage
The New York Times' new public editor Margaret Sullivan explained in a Sept. 11 blog post why the Times opted...
by David W. Moore on Sep 11, 2012
The (Riveting) Convention Bounce Discussion
Where were you when you first learned that Obama got a “bounce” from the Democratic National Convention? Such exciting news...
by David W. Moore on Sep 10, 2012
iMediaEthics PollCheck Highlights Problem with General Questions in Gun Control Polls
Highlights: Only about a third of the public is exercised enough about gun control to say they want more or...
by David W. Moore on Sep 10, 2012
iMediaEthics Poll on Gun Control: Methodology Statement & Topline
840 adults nationwide were interviewed by SurveyUSA Friday 08/10/12 through Monday 08/13/12. Research, conceptualized and commissioned by iMediaEthics.org, was conducted...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 10, 2012
Shepard Fairey Gets Probation for ‘Destroyed Documents,’ Fake ‘Images’ in Copyright Battle with AP
Shepard Fairey, the artist who created the Obama Hope poster with an Associated Press photo, was "sentenced to two years...