by Sydney Smith on Oct 05, 2011
Daily Mail Apologizes for Amanda Knox Story with Wrong Verdict
The Daily Mail has announced an "enquiry" into its publication of an incorrect news story reporting (wrongly) that the young...
Apologies & Retractions
by Sydney Smith on Sep 27, 2011
Inside BBC’s Dog Stoning Hoax Story : A Case Study on a Reader’s Fight for Accuracy and Accountability
Editor's Note : This is a case study of a hoax story as experienced by a reader who was pursuing...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 27, 2011
Fox Network Fakes Jay Cutler Sports Headlines, Apologizes
Fox was busted earlier this month for broadcasting fake news headlines about Jay Cutler. The Chicago Tribune had reported Sept....
by Sydney Smith on Sep 23, 2011
Sorry we Said You Ran a Pill Mill
Jacksonville, Florida TV station First Coast News apologized Sept. 16 for inaccurately labeling a man named George H.G. Hall in...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 21, 2011
Sport Magazine Apologies to Soccer Player for Fake Quotes
Sport magazine apologized for and retracted fake quotes attributed to professional soccer player Cesc Fábregas, the Guardian reported. The fake...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 21, 2011
Utah Newspaper Deseret News Issues Apology for ‘Sophomoric’ Insert
Utah daily newspaper the Deseret News apologized for a college newspaper insert, Poynter's Jim Romenesko wrote. The newspaper stated that...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 17, 2011
NYT Adds 3 Corrections to Darrell Issa Story, Issa still calling for Retraction
As iMediaEthics previously wrote, California congressman Darrell Issa criticized the New York Times' mid-August report on him. Issa's office challenged the Times on a...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 15, 2011
CBS News Unpublishes ‘Internet News’ Stories after Fake Steve Jobs Dead Tweet
CBS News unpublished all of its "web series" posts from "What's Trending" because "What's Trending" tweeted fake news that Steve...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 15, 2011
Johann Hari Admits Plagiarism, Will Take 4 Unpaid Months off from UK Independent & Have Journalism Training
Nearly three months after bloggers first called out the Independent's Johann Hari for plagiarism, he has admitted to the charges,...