by Sydney Smith on Jan 22, 2014
Was Esquire Review of HBO ‘Looking’ Homophobic? Issued apology for offending
Esquire magazine issued an apology after publishing a review of HBO's new show Looking that was said to be homophobic. The Jan....
Bad Taste
by Sydney Smith on Jan 23, 2014
NYTimes’ Pig Photos Censored by Malaysian Printing Company?
The Malaysian publication of the International New York Times censored the faces of pigs Jan. 22. In October, the New...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 25, 2014
‘A Carnivorous Hedonist?’ Photo of late BBC’s Komla Dumor slammed, Ghana Web apologizes
Was BBC host Komla Dumor responsible for his own death? A columnist claimed a photo used by GhanaWeb suggested that...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 25, 2014
NYT Magazine ‘Surprised’ Hillary Clinton Planet Cover Called Sexist
The New York Times Magazine's cover image showing Hillary Clinton's face on a planet is all over the Internet this...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 28, 2014
Yankees pitcher Tanaka as WWII Zero Pilot? Asian Journalist Group says NY Post Cover Offensive
"Yanks sign Japanese ace." That was the headline accompanying an illustration of Japanese pitcher Masahiro Tanaka piloting a plane reminiscent...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 29, 2014
Clueless ‘skinny white woman’ writes about ‘heavy set’ black woman in yoga, Goes viral
What if a clueless "skinny white woman" has fantasies about what a "heavy set" black woman in her yoga class...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 04, 2014
Philip Seymour Hoffman a ‘Junkie Actor Dad?’ Australia’s Telegraph Changes headline
This is definitely one of the more insensitive headlines iMediaEthics has seen in a while. The Australian Daily Telegraph, owned...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 14, 2014
Michael Dunn’s F-Bomb aired on CNN during trial, Anderson Cooper apologizes
CNN's Anderson Cooper apologized after the network aired profanity in its coverage of Michael Dunn's trial, Mediaite reported. The testimony...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 16, 2014
E! Online Hits Delete After Its Ellen Page Dresses Like a ‘Massive Man’ Blogpost
E! Online unpublished a story describing Ellen Page's gym outfit as "dressing like a massive man" just a day after...