by Sydney Smith on May 02, 2013
Syrian Electronic Army Hacks Guardian’s Twitter Accounts for ‘Lies and Slander’
The Guardian reported that some of its Twitter accounts was hacked this past week. Hacked accounts included the Guardian's Books,...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 29, 2013
Associated Press’ Twitter Hack: Would ‘two-factor authentication’ help?
The Associated Press' Twitter accounts @ap and @AP_mobile were hacked this past week. The hackers posted to the @ap account...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 28, 2013
CBS News’ 60 Minutes Twitter Account Hacked, Fake Tweet Posted
CBS News' Twitter account for 60 Minutes was hacked last Saturday and a phony tweet was posted. The fake tweet...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 29, 2013
Mercury News Hoaxed by Joke Obama Air Force One Tweet, Says Story ‘Clearly Did Not Meet Our Normal Standards’
San Jose, California daily newspaper The Mercury News fessed up this week to being hoaxed by a joke tweet claiming...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 05, 2013
Was Daily Mail Hoaxed by Fake Bashid Mclean Twitter Account?
Was the UK Daily Mail hoaxed by a fake Twitter account purporting to be Bashid Mclean, the New York man...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 02, 2012
NYT Editor to Monitor Jerusalem Bureau Chief’s Social Media
After Jerusalem bureau chief Jodi Rudoren's "rocky start" on social media, the New York Times "is assigning an editor on...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 19, 2012
Rupert Murdoch Apologizes for Tweets about ‘Jewish Owned Press,’ Media Bias
News Corp. CEO Rupert Murdoch apologized after making controversial comments about Gaza, the Hollywood Reporter reported. In a Nov. 18...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 16, 2012
Drudge Report links to, tweets Fake Jake Gyllenhaal Tweet Endorsing Mitt Romney
The Drudge Report linked to a fake Twitter account purporting to be Jake Gyllenhaal, Mediaite reported. The post directed to...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 13, 2012
NYT Public Editor Calls out Freelancer Andrew Goldman for ‘Hideous Misjudgment’ on Twitter
New York Times freelancer Andrew Goldman apologized to author Jennifer Weiner after commenting on Twitter to her that "Little Freud...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 12, 2012
Fake Angelina Jolie Twitter Account Suspended
iMediaEthics previously highlighted a phony Twitter account purporting to be Angelina Jolie. As we wrote this summer, Balkan media outlets...