by iMediaEthics Staff on Oct 10, 2008
Good McMorning!
The Guardian's Ed Pilkington wrote about the growing development of advertising in entertainment and news through product placement. "The tentacle-like growth...
Daily Media Pick
by iMediaEthics Staff on Oct 09, 2008
New Evidence: Is War Photo Fake?
The UK Times' Richard Brooks wrote: "Field Marshal Montgomery arranged for 'action' scenes to be filmed well behind the frontline and...
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...
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 Rhonda Roland Shearer on Sep 30, 2008
How-To Make a ‘Rare South China Tiger’ Fake Photo:
The NetEase, 163.com article, is in Chinese, but you'll understand. The images are a step by step how-to-guide where you,...