by Molika Ashford on Jan 04, 2010
Politico Lists the Year’s Worst Media Blunders
If iMediaEthics' most popular stories of the year, or Craig Silverman’s best of the worst list of media corrections weren’t enough...
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by Rhonda Roland Shearer on Jan 03, 2010
Media Ethics Site, The Hoot, Watches Indian Media
We are on hiatus here at iMediaEthics, so today's post is brief. A media watchdog site in India, "The Hoot,...
by Molika Ashford on Jan 02, 2010
David Goldman Custody Battle: NBC Defends Against Charge of “Checkbook Journalism”
After NBC offered David Goldman and his son Sean a free plane ride back to the United States from Brazil...
by Molika Ashford on Jan 01, 2010
Frontline’s David Fanning Condemns “Sponsorship” in Public Broadcasting
iMediaEthics recently wrote about the ethical questions raised by new kinds of corporate sponsorship for public radio, and we highlighted NPR...
by Molika Ashford on Dec 31, 2009
TMZ Hoaxed : Mistakes Playboy Photo For an Image of John F. Kennedy
Media hoaxes don’t appear to take a break for the holidays and, luckily, neither do hoax-breakers. Monday, celebrity news website...
by Molika Ashford on Dec 30, 2009
Tiger Woods Beats Out 9/11 for Most Consecutive New York Post Cover Stories: 20 Times in a Row
It looks like Tiger Woods has another trophy to add to the mantle above his fireplace. That is, the beleaguered...
by Molika Ashford on Dec 29, 2009
Update: Jayson Blair Promises Proof of Donation, Explains Media Policy
We promised an update on disgraced journalist Jayson Blair’s alleged donation to the National Institute of Mental Health and contradictory...
by Molika Ashford on Dec 28, 2009
iMediaEthics’s Most Popular Stories of 2009
As the cusp of 2010 approaches, publishers are rolling out their lists of the year's best, brightest, or even worst...
by Molika Ashford on Dec 27, 2009
Reporting Contested Science: The same H1N1 vaccine data yields two conclusions
Sometimes disagreements over media coverage of science and medicine hinge on one side taking the “side of science” and the...
by Molika Ashford on Dec 26, 2009
NY1 Reporter Ruschell Boone Accepts “Christmas” Gift on Camera
In the holiday season, when gift-giving is par for the course, being a reporter can be extra hard. How can...