by Sydney Smith on Oct 09, 2013
‘I Failed,’ Says Deseret News Intern, 40 of 76 Stories had Sloppy Attribution
The Deseret News admitted yesterday that 40 stories by summer intern Michael Smith featured a "lack of proper attribution" after...
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by Sydney Smith on Oct 08, 2013
Obama to Personally Fund Muslim Museum? Fox News Hoaxed by Shutdown Satire, Will Correct on Saturday
Fox News was hoaxed by a satire story claiming President Barack Obama was going to "pay out his own pocket...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 08, 2013
40 Stories in Deseret News with improper attribution, Intern fail prompts investigation
The Deseret News investigated summer intern Michael Smith's writing after iMediaEthics alerted the Utah-based daily newspaper to attribution issues in...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 07, 2013
Affordable Care Act or Obamacare? Debate over which term is overused by journalists
National Public Radio's and the Associated Press's standards editors said staff shouldn't overuse the term Obamacare, This announcement comes about...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 07, 2013
Plagiarism or Bad Aggregation? Deseret News Adds Editor’s Note After iMediaEthics Inquiry
After iMediaEthics flagged a July 3 article that lifted and in some cases plagiarized from the Washington Examiner, The Deseret News...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 06, 2013
CNN won’t make Crossfire Hosts Disclose Financial Conflicts of Interest
CNN reversed its ethics standard for Crossfire and now says hosts don't have to disclose when they or groups they...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 05, 2013
I ‘Knowingly Plagiarized,’ Star Reporter Committed ‘Professional Harikiri’
In an Oct. 4 column, Toronto Star public editor Kathy English provided a bit more information about a recent plagiarism...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 04, 2013
Toronto Star Admits August Article Plagiarized from 2010 Story on Vanity Plates
A Toronto Star reporter plagiarized from another Star reporter, a Public Editor Note revealed. The note posted atop Marc Ellison's...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 03, 2013
False Death Story a ‘Low mark by the standards we set for ourselves’
Nigerian news outlet Premium Times wrongly reported that retired military official Ajibola Kunle Togun died. Togun is a former "security...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 03, 2013
Daily Mail Reports Concert Promoter Guilty for Michael Jackson’s Doctor Hire, Repeat of Amanda Knox Error
The Daily Mail wrongly reported yesterday the verdict in this week's trial related to Michael Jackson's death. The bogus story...