by Sydney Smith on Dec 15, 2016
Kim Kardashian West scores 3 Retractions over Marquette King Affair Stories
Three sites have published retractions after reporting claims that Kim Kardashian West was cheating on her husband, Kanye West, with...
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by Sydney Smith on Dec 14, 2016
Julia Ioffe Apologizes for Donald, Ivanka Trump Tweet, Politico ends contract early
Politico ended its contract with Julia Ioffe early after she tweeted that "either [Donald] Trump is f***ing his daughter or...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 14, 2016
Daily Mail Cruelly Compared Woman’s Mugshot to a Zombie from Walking Dead
The Daily Mail should be ashamed of itself after comparing a woman to a zombie from the AMC television series,...
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iMediaEthics’ 5 Most Read Polling Articles from 2016
David W. Moore, iMediaEthics' polling director, has written frequently throughout 2016 about polling issues, polling standards and problematic polls. Given...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 12, 2016
iMediaEthics’ Ten Most Read Stories of 2016
The ten most read stories of 2016 on iMediaEthics, determined by unique page views, are as follows, in reverse order....
by Sydney Smith on Dec 10, 2016
Russian Propaganda & Fake News Article in Washington Post gets correction & editor’s note
Two weeks after publication, the Washington Post added a nearly 150-word editor's note to an article claiming "a sophisticated Russian...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 08, 2016
NPR: There’s No ‘Political Litmus Test’ for Live Interviews
Elizabeth Jensen, the National Public Radio ombudsman, weighed in last month on two interviews that aired over the network-- one...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 07, 2016
NBC’s Today aired Baltimore Protest Image in Michael Slager Mistrial report, Removes Online Video
NBC's Today show used a picture of protests in Baltimore, Maryland in a report this morning on the mistrial of...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 04, 2016
How 4 News Outlets Recommend Reporting on the Alt-Right: Roundup
In the past week, several news outlets -- the Toronto Star, the Globe and Mail, the Canadian Press and the...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 02, 2016
NYTimes Op-Ed on Facebook & Fake News Needed More Disclosure, Public Editor Says
The New York Times published an op-ed calling for Facebook not to fact check after public discussion of the social...