by Sydney Smith on Dec 11, 2014
‘Officer Friendly’ cartoon shows police reacting to white, black children differently
A cartoon depicting police officers as "fiendly" and pointing a gun at a black boy and "friendly" and waving to...
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by Sydney Smith on Dec 14, 2014
iMediaEthics 10 Most Read Stories in 2014
Below, see what stories iMediaEthics readers read the most in 2014, based on unique page views. 10. Hoax alert! Jesse...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 15, 2014
5 Most Controversial Cartoons of 2014
This year, questions about the ethics of cartoons have gained more attention. From questions about why women in a real-life...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 16, 2014
NY Magazine’s Fact Check Fail: Teen lied about $72 Million Stock Market Success
New York Magazine did not fact check a high school student's claims he made $72 million in the stock market....
by Sydney Smith on Dec 17, 2014
Kim Kardashian Ditched Paper Mag’s Miami Party over Kardashian Nude Photos? Nope, NYT Corrects
Kim Kardashian didn't ditch a party held by Paper, the magazine that recently published nude posed photos of the reality...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 19, 2014
Top 10 Hoaxes and Fake Stories of 2014
Below, check out the top ten stories iMediaEthics covered of news outlets being duped by fake or satire stories. 10....
by Sydney Smith on Dec 20, 2014
$4 Chinese food overcharge leads to fake racist email, T-shirt sales by reporter and Boston.com retraction
Boston.com reporter Hilary Sargent was suspended and re-assigned for her coverage of Harvard Business School professor Ben Edelman, who challenged...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 21, 2014
James Risen subpoenaed to testify, but won’t name anonymous source
James Risen will have to testify next month related to the trial of a former CIA officer Jeffrey Sterling, but...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 21, 2014
Tonight, Dec. 21 isn’t the Longest Night, Vox Corrects
No, tonight isn't the longest night in history. News site Vox issued a lengthy correction today to its Dec. 21...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 22, 2014
Links ‘Should be as routine in our stories as quotes,’ NYTimes says
The New York Times should do better about providing links in its online articles, standards editor Phil Corbett wrote Dec....