by Sydney Smith on Jul 07, 2012
CNN Looking into Health Care Ruling Error, Waited to ‘Confirm’ Andy Griffith’s Death Before Reporting
CNN will examine how it erred in its reporting on the health care ruling, Mediaite reported. As we wrote last...
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by Sydney Smith on Jul 07, 2012
The Hollywood Reporter Still has Fake NYT Public Editor Quote Published
The Hollywood Reporter wrongly attributed comments from a parody Twitter account to The New York Times public editor. We wrote...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 07, 2012
Reporter Fired for Plagiarizing from Press Releases Claims it was ‘Widespread Practice,’ Sues for Defamation
Steve Penn claims The Kansas City Star defamed him when it reported on firing him for plagiarism, the newspaper reported....
by Sydney Smith on Jul 06, 2012
Yale Daily News Re-Reviewing Liane Membis’ Work after HuffPost Unpublishes Story
The Wall Street Journal intern who was fired last month for fabrication also "snookered" The Huffington Post, the Atlantic Wire...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 04, 2012
Michigan Superintendent who Plagiarized from Blogger Resigns
A Michigan school superintendent resigned a little more than a month after he apologized for plagiarism. As we wrote in...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 04, 2012
NYPost Reports, Unpublishes Quote from Parody NYT Public Editor Account, Later Calls it ‘Errant Tweet’
The New York Post's Page Six quoted from a parody Twitter account posing as New York Times public editor Arthur...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 03, 2012
NYT Corrects 3 Errors in Ann Curry Report, NBC Calls ‘Bad Journalism’
The New York Times corrected a June 28 article about Ann Curry's final day on the NBC "Today" show that...
by David W. Moore on Jul 02, 2012
iMediaEthics PollCheck: Widespread Tolerance for Same-Sex Marriage shown in iMediaEthics & Other Polls
As described in an earlier report on this website, a new iMediaEthics poll found about 7 in 10 Americans tolerant...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 02, 2012
Suspended Politico Reporter Making ‘Transition to the Next Phase of his Career’
Politico and its suspended White House correspondent Joe Williams "mutually decided that the best step for him is to begin...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 02, 2012
Fake Shark Photos Make Social Media Rounds Again, This Time Sharks Doctored into Florida Photos
More fake photos have circulated of sharks swimming in waters where they don't belong. As we have written, last month...