by Sydney Smith on Nov 20, 2018
BuzzFeed adds guidelines for reporting on mass shootings
BuzzFeed now has ethics guidelines for covering mass shootings. The guidance was added to the BuzzFeed News Standards and Ethics...
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by David W. Moore on Nov 19, 2018
The Generic Ballot and Gerrymandering: Surprising Results in the Midterms
For many people, the large number of House seats won by the Democrats in the midterm elections is surprising. As...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 19, 2018
Corrections: Ocean Warming study conclusion ‘now in doubt,’ 17-year-old training for Mars?
Below, check out iMediaEthics' latest collection of interesting, noteworthy or amusing corrections of stories. 1. Ocean warming study conclusion 'now...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 13, 2018
NYT editor’s note: Barry Mills Obit Quoted 2 nonexistent lawyers from Book
The New York Times issued a whopper of an editor's note to a July obituary for Aryan Brotherhood gang leader...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 11, 2018
Corrections: Witches Hexing Tax Collectors, Graphics Errors, NPR corrections
Check out iMediaEthics' latest roundup of corrections: 1, NPR added a witchy correction about Romanian witches threatening to hex tax...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 09, 2018
ESPN issues on-air apology for James Carville, SEC comments
ESPN apologized on air after guest James Carville claimed the Southeastern Conference was helping a college football team, Yahoo Sports...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 08, 2018
Houston Chronicle: 122 Sources can’t be found, 8 Mike Ward stories retracted
The Houston Chronicle completed its review of former reporter Mike Ward's work. In it, the newspaper revealed that it couldn't...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 08, 2018
Michigan Newspaper Fires Reporter for Disparaging Voicemail about Politician
Michigan's Huron Daily Tribune fired its reporter Brenda Battel after she accidentally left a voicemail for a political candidate saying...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 04, 2018
NPR published fewer corrections in past 4 months, but still too many, Editor says
NPR standards editor Mark Memmott wanted NPR's corrections count to be cut down in half by last month, but the...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 02, 2018
2nd Newspaper Apologizes for ‘Field Guide to Liberals’ Cartoon
The Rochester Business Journal will no longer publish editorial cartoons after upsetting readers with an Oct. 19 cartoon, the Rochester...