by Sydney Smith on Oct 06, 2012
Politico Adds Editor’s Note to Satire Column, MSNBC Corrects
News outlets including Mediaite, MSNBC, Gawker and the New York Times reported "as fact" from a "column that Politico intended...
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by Sydney Smith on Oct 05, 2012
Kansas City Star Policy Won’t Name ‘Redskins’ NFL Team, Labels it ‘Racial Epithet’
The Kansas City Star has a "longtime policy" against publishing the "name of Washington's NFL team: the Redskins," according to...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 05, 2012
Pakistan Advocacy Group Training, Awarding Journalists for Gender Sensitive Reporting
White Ribbon Campaign Pakistan, a six-year-old advocacy group, announced in a press release sent to iMediaEthics Sept. 21 that it...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 04, 2012
Globe & Mail ‘Should Not Have Published’ Article Promoting Writer’s Home for Sale
Globe and Mail public editor Sylvia Stead reported Sept. 27 that the newspaper's "editors agreed" it was inappropriate for freelancer...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 03, 2012
Italian Editor Alessandro Sallusti Sentenced to Jail for Libel over 2007 Article with Anonymous Byline
Italian editor Alessandro Sallusti was sentenced to 14 months in jail for a 2007 article "Italy's highest" court found to...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 03, 2012
Libel Lawsuit over Eliot Spitzer’s Slate Article Dismissed
iMediaEthics wrote last year when former New York governor Eliot Spitzer was sued over an Aug. 2010 article for Slate....
by Sydney Smith on Oct 03, 2012
Daily Mail, Star Mag Apologize to Nicolas Cage for Wrong Claims
The Daily Mail apologized and paid Nicolas Cage "undisclosed damages" in a libel settlement over a September story claiming he...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 03, 2012
BBC Apologizes after Accidentally Airing F-Word from ‘Not-for-Broadcast Audio’
BBC hosts Susanna Reid and Charlie Stayt apologized after what a BBC spokesperson described as a "not-for-broadcast audio containing an...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 02, 2012
Fake Story about Ben Roesthlisberger Breaking Legs Circulates
A fake story claiming "Ben Roethlisberger has broken both of his legs in a traffic altercation," circulated this week, Deadspin...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 02, 2012
Iran News Agency: Sorry for Lifting Fake Story from the Onion on Obama, Ahmadinejad
Iran's Fars News Agency lifted a fake story by The Onion and ran it as fact, CNN reported. Fars News...