by Sydney Smith on Jun 27, 2012
WSJ Fires Intern for Fabrication of Sources and Quotes
The Wall Street Journal fired an intern for fabrication, according to a note on its website. The note explains that...
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by Rhonda Roland Shearer , Sydney Smith on Jun 27, 2012
Assange NOT Charged, McClatchy Corrects Record in 4 newspapers, Editors not informed
STORY HIGHLIGHTS : McClatchy corrects four newspapers' stories without notification After iMediaEthics' emails, Miami Herald runs print correction, Sac Bee...
by Mary Huber on Jun 26, 2012
Seattle PI runs Real Estate Listings as News?
The Seattle Post-Intelligencer is running twice-weekly profiles of homes for sale in the Seattle area alongside news stories. But the...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 26, 2012
WaPo Ombuds Dismisses Complaints by Mitt Romney Campaign
Mitt Romney's presidential election campaign outlined a series of complaints about the Washington Post's reporting, the newspaper's ombudsman reported June...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 26, 2012
Connecticut SPJ Issues Statement on Paresh Jha
As we wrote yesterday, Connecticut-based newspaper New Canaan News apologized after revealing its reporter Paresh Jha fabricated content found in at...
by David W. Moore on Jun 25, 2012
iMediaEthics Poll on Same-Sex Marriage: Methodology Statement & Topline
SurveyUSA interviewed 893 adults nationwide, Monday 06/04/12 through Wednesday 06/06/12. Research conceptualized and commissioned by iMediaEthics.org. Adults reachable on a...
by Andy Sternberg , David W. Moore on Jun 25, 2012
7 in 10 Americans ‘Not Upset’ with Gay Marriage, New iMediaEthics Poll Finds
STORY HIGHLIGHTS : Most media polls, using a forced-choice question (which doesn’t measure non-opinion or intensity of opinion), find a...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 25, 2012
Tennessee Newspaper Photoshops Political Candidates
The Murfreesboro Post used Photoshop to edit in a photo of politician U.S. Rep. Diane Black in a photo of...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 25, 2012
Connecticut Newspaper Apologizes for Fabrication, Fires Reporter
Connecticut's New Canaan News fired reporter Paresh Jha for making up "quotations and sources" and apologized for the "gross violation...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 24, 2012
NYDaily News, WPIX Take Down Fake Drake-Chris Brown Video
We wrote earlier this month about the New York Daily News and WPIX being hoaxed by a fake video claiming...