by Sydney Smith on Oct 15, 2011
Is New Yorker’s Steve Jobs Cover Distatesful?
Steve Jobs, the Apple co-founder, died Oct. 5. Stories on Jobs have dominated news coverage in the days after. But...
Bad Taste
by Sydney Smith on Oct 16, 2011
CNN Airs Michael Jackson Autopsy Photo
Media Bistro's TV Newser reported that despite initially deciding against airing the graphic photo of Michael Jackson's autopsy, CNN decided...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 09, 2011
Times of India Distasteful in Headline for Texas Judge William Adams Beating Story
As iMediaEthics has previously written, the daughter of Texas family law judge William Adams published on YouTube a video of her father...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 17, 2011
OfCom Investigation after 2200+ Complaints into Matthew Wright Comments
More than 2,200 complaints have been filed with UK broadcast regulator OfCom over UK host Matthew Wright making jokes about the...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 19, 2011
3 of 5 Most Complained about UK Broadcasts Were from News Programs
UK media regulator OfCom announced its list of most complained about issues, the Guardian reported. The list reflects the most...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 21, 2011
Eva Hoeke Out as Magazine Editor after Rihanna Racial Slur
Dutch fashion magazine editor Eva Hoeke stepped down this week because of a controversial article about singer Rihanna in which her...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 30, 2011
Fox Latin America Apologizes for ‘Who Killed Jesus’ Poll
Fox Latin America apologized to readers for a Facebook poll, the Associated Press reported. According to the AP, a staff...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 30, 2011
Viewers Complain Again over UK’s Jeremy Clarkson Comments on Air
At least 23 complaints have been filed with the BBC over comments made by Jeremy Clarkson on air Dec. 28. ...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 06, 2012
Gawker’s Seth Abramovitch Fired for Post with Racial Slur
Gawker's Seth Abramovitch was fired Jan. 5 after his blogpost about rapper Kanye West's tweets, the New York Observer reported....