by Sydney Smith on Jan 30, 2014
Pope John Paul II Relic case found, but Blood cloth not: 4 Problems with Media Coverage
News stories this week shouted that a vial of the late Pope John Paul II's blood was stolen by Satanists!...
Fake News
by Sydney Smith on Jan 28, 2014
4 Reasons Why Infamous Stephen Glass Failed To Become a Lawyer
Notorious serial fabricator Stephen Glass, who faked numerous stories for the New Republic in the 1990s, isn't rehabilitated, according to California's...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 26, 2014
Alter what’s real in photos, lose ‘credibility,’ Toronto Star visuals editor says
The Toronto Star's public editor Kathy English used her Friday column to address this week's announcement from the Associated Press...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 09, 2014
Mediaite Editor uses fake name Jon Nicosia, impersonated doctor?
Media news site Mediaite managing editor "Jon Nicosia" has been using a fake name to mask his past as a...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 04, 2014
Journalist Impersonated a Priest to Get Hospital Access To Brain Injured Michael Schumacher
Michael Schumacher's manager said a journalist posing as a priest tried to sneak into Schumacher's hospital room in Grenoble. Schumacher...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 28, 2013
Steve Martin calls out Salon, TMZ, Twitchy for Misquoting Him
Even though actor and comedian Steve Martin apologized on his website for one of his tweets that were called racist,...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 27, 2013
10 Top Media Errors from 2013: Anthony Weiner, Suzanne Somers, Zooey Deschanel, What a List!
iMediaEthics collected, below, 10 of the most memorable corrections and errors we came across throughout the year. -- the most...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 13, 2013
Nelson Mandela Corpse Photo Fake, Cruel Hoaxer used 1991 Madiba pic closing eyes
Can't the man rest in peace? A fake photo purporting to show Nelson Mandela's corpse is circulating. Hoaxers took a...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 09, 2013
BBC Trust: ‘Not Acceptable’ To Fake Bear Scene in BBC Nature Documentary
The BBC was called out by its own editorial standards committee for "misleading" viewers by faking a scene in a...