by iMediaEthics Staff on Oct 08, 2008
NY Times Retracts 12 Years Of Calling John McCain “Fighter Pilot”
In August, The New York Times published an unusual correction. Ryan Tate at Gawker reported the newspaper "had erroneously...
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by David W. Moore on Oct 07, 2008
It’s Entertainment; not Polling
Editor’s Note: David W. Moore, author of "The Opinion Makers: An Insiders Exposes The Truth Behind The Polls," was senior...
by iMediaEthics Staff on Oct 07, 2008
The Independent’s “Great Depression” Front-Page is a Fake
Campaign Spot's John Trenchard reported the photograph that The Independent used to illustrate America's 2008 "great depression" on its April...
by Rhonda Roland Shearer on Oct 06, 2008
Rotten Apple Story: Steve Jobs Heart attack story fake
Mainstream media (MsM) has tried to blame bloggers for the publication of a false rumor that made Apple stocks tumble....
by iMediaEthics Staff on Oct 03, 2008
What Readers’ Advocate ?
EditorsWeblog's Lauren Drablier posted a recent report about the rapidly disappearing "ombudsmen," "readers' representatives" or "public editors." Newspapers seeking budget...
by iMediaEthics Staff on Oct 02, 2008
Old Time “Photoshop” — circa 1900
Swiss Army Librarian's Brian Herzog wrote, " Someone found a photo in the library's historical archive that had been later...
by Rhonda Roland Shearer on Oct 01, 2008
CNN’s "Thingamajig":
The similarity of CNN's "Live Audience Reaction" meter to the vital sign monitors in a hospital is unmistakable. Everyone knows...
by iMediaEthics Staff on Oct 01, 2008
16 Excessively Photoshopped Magazine Covers
Amanda said, "It's no secret that magazines and other media outlets use Photoshop to make their cover models look "just so,"...
by iMediaEthics Staff on Sep 25, 2008
Ethical Lapse at Coloradoan :
James C. Mitchell wrote: "The story in the Coloradoan Life section Aug. 31 touted an upcoming series of motivational programs....
by iMediaEthics Staff on Sep 24, 2008
Duped! The Mark Pulliam Lesson:
Newsbusters' Warner Todd Huston wrote, "Associate editor Jay Boyar's profile of Pulliam described the artist as living a Zelig-like life,...