by Sydney Smith on Aug 10, 2018
5 Errors Toledo Blade made in Reporting on Police Shooting
The Toledo Blade "messed up" when it reported on a breaking news story about a police officer shooting a man...
Apologies & Retractions
by Sydney Smith on Aug 11, 2018
Video Game Review Plagiarism: IGN fires Nintendo Editor over Dead Cells Review
IGN, which bills itself as "the leading Internet media company focused on the video game and entertainment enthusiast markets," fired...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 13, 2018
Tinder sex injury story used photo of wrong woman
The Australian website NowToLove used a photograph of a random woman to illustrate a story about a different woman who...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 14, 2018
Bust magazine admits plagiarism, pays writer whose work was lifted
Bust magazine has admitted that it "unintentionally published plagiarism." An article on teenage shoplifters in the magazine's August/September print issue "plagiarized...
by on Aug 16, 2018
Fox News’ Aretha Franklin Report used pic of Patti LaBelle
Fox News used a photo of Patti LaBelle in its video report on Aretha Franklin's death. Fox News provided iMediaEthics...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 17, 2018
NYT Admits Los Angeles travel article ‘offensive’
Last month, an article in the New York Times' Travel section, headlined "Finding Yourself in Los Angeles," upset many readers. The...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 19, 2018
IGN deleting fired editor’s video game reviews after more plagiarism claims
Gaming website IGN is deleting additional reviews from former Nintendo editor Filip Miucin after finding more alleged plagiarism in his...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 25, 2018
Irish Independent sent reporter to child’s funeral after parents asked for privacy
An Irish family's four-year-old daughter, Georgia Anne Callan, drowned in a pool during a family vacation. The girl's parents told...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 30, 2018
Sydney Morning Herald published unverified anecdote
Fairfax Media, which publishes the Sydney Morning Herald, admitted it published an unverified story about then-Australian Broadcasting Corp. managing director...