by Sydney Smith on May 22, 2018
BBC pulls Human Planet documentary for inaccurate portrayal of whale hunter
The BBC found another problem with its 2011 documentary program Human Planet. In early April, the BBC acknowledged its program had a...
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by Sydney Smith on May 21, 2018
HuffPost South Africa didn’t contact 3 Journalists before Winnie Madikizela-Mandela Video
HuffPost South Africa apologized this month after publishing a video of the late Winnie Madikizela-Mandela criticizing three journalists, Thandeka Gqubule,...
by Sydney Smith on May 20, 2018
Photo of Child whose Family was Shot at in Brazil not in public interest
The Daily Telegraph published an unpixelated photograph of a child without parental permission, breaking UK guidelines for reporting on children....
by Sydney Smith on May 19, 2018
Trump’s ‘Animals’ Comment: AP Deletes tweet, CNN clarifies
The Associated Press deleted a tweet that suggested Pres. Donald Trump called all immigrants who enter illegally "animals." CNN also...
by Sydney Smith on May 19, 2018
Charged with Sexual Assault, Not Rape: UK News Site Kent Live Errs
Kentlive.news reported that Trevor Collier was charged with rape in June 2017. Collier, however, was was never charged with rape;...
by Sydney Smith on May 18, 2018
BBC says Jeremy Corbyn wasn’t Photoshopped to Look Russian
Did the BBC Photoshop an image of British Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn to make him look Russian? The BBC...
by Sydney Smith on May 17, 2018
New Zealand Herald broke accuracy guidelines, didn’t give ‘fair voice’ to victim’s family
Sarah Ferguson -- not the Duchess, but a New Zealand woman -- complained over an article in the New Zealand...
by Sydney Smith on May 16, 2018
MSNBC, Washington Post warn Hugh Hewitt Not to write about Scott Pruitt, EPA, citing conflicts of interest
Hugh Hewitt, an MSNBC host and Washington Post columnist, has ties to the Environmental Protection Agency. His son works for...
by Sydney Smith on May 15, 2018
Calling Tony Abbott ‘Most Destructive Politician’ was ‘Problematic’ & Biased
It was "problematic" and biased for the Australian Broadcasting Corp. to call former Australian prime minister Tony Abbott "the most...
by Sydney Smith on May 14, 2018
What is Easter? Butterflies or Bees? And Other Corrections
iMediaEthics' latest round-up of noteworthy or amusing corrections starts below: What is Easter? On Good Friday, March 30, NPR botched...