by David W. Moore on Jul 18, 2013
Manufacturing Public Opinion on the XL Pipeline
The decision on whether to authorize building the XL Pipeline, which would transport oil from the tar sands in Canada...
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by Rhonda Roland Shearer on Jul 18, 2013
NYT says Boston Bomber not idealized in Rolling Stone’s Tsarnaev August Cover? Four Alternatives
iMediaEthics tried alternative images of the accused Boston bomber to test the visual result. The romantic Jim Morrison-esque image the...
by Amanda Fox-Rouch on Jul 16, 2013
Pay to Play: Washington Post Sponsored Views Features Your Comment Below Op-Eds Online
Last month, the Washington Post revealed a new moneymaking scheme that would allow individuals and organizations to buy comments posted...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 15, 2013
‘Howie Felterbush’? USA Today Deletes Zimmerman Reactions by Source with Fake Name
USA Today was apparently hoaxed by a source giving a fake name, "Howie Felterbush," for a story about the verdict...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 14, 2013
Airing Trayvon Martin Dead Body Photo ‘an Awful Mistake,’ MSNBC’s Tamron Hall Tweets
MSNBC host Tamron Hall called the network's broadcasting a photograph of Trayvon Martin's dead body "an awful mistake," according to...
by Amanda Fox-Rouch , Marina Williams , Michael Schwartz , Rhonda Roland Shearer on Jun 27, 2013
FBI Not Lead Agency, Fed Grand Jury Indicts Alleged Boston Bomber for Killing MIT P.O. Sean Collier
The Associated Press has just reported that Dzhokhar Tsarnaev is going to be indicted for his alleged role in the...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 18, 2013
Retired NFL Player’s Lou Gehrig’s Disease Mocked, 3 Atlanta Radio Hosts Fired
Atlanta's 790 The Zone radio station hosts Steak Shapiro, Chris Dimino and Nick Cellini made fun of former NFL player...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 17, 2013
BBC Reporter Adam Kirtley Promoted PR Wife’s Business When Interviewing Students of Her Client
Freelance BBC reporter Adam Kirtley, in effect, promoted his wife's public relations clients when interviewing students at Cranbourne Business and...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 16, 2013
White Sox Manager Didn’t Say That! Fort Worth Star-Telegram Prints Fake Quote on Graduations
The Fort Worth Star-Telegram was hoaxed by a satirical website into publishing a fake quote. The Texas newspaper had published...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 12, 2013
NYT Unpublishes Anthony Weiner Story after ‘Inadvertently’ Publishing It
The New York Times unpublished a story about women to whom then-Congressman Anthony Weiner sent sexts back in 2011, according to...