by Sydney Smith on Jan 13, 2018
Rebekah Shelton NOT dead, News Outlets duped by Twitter death hoax
British reality TV star Rebekah Shelton didn't die "unexpectedly," despite a tweet posted on her Twitter account this week. In...
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by Sydney Smith on Jan 12, 2018
India Times Unpublishes after Using Photo of Wrong Singer in Sexual Harassment Story
Kesiraju Srinivas, a singer in Hyderabad, India, was arrested after being accused of sexual harassment. However, when reporting on the...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 11, 2018
9 Media Twitter Fails from 2017
In 2017, tweets caused media outlets and staffers numerous problems. Before you hit tweet in 2018, take a look back...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 10, 2018
Washington Post suspends Joel Achenbach for ‘inappropriate workplace conduct’
The Washington Post suspended reporter Joel Achenbach for ninety days without pay after an investigation into his "inappropriate workplace conduct,"...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 10, 2018
Donald Trump’s lawyer Michael Cohen sues BuzzFeed over Trump Russia Dossier
Michael Cohen, Donald Trump's personal lawyer, announced last night he is suing BuzzFeed for defamation over the site's January 2017...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 10, 2018
Comedian didn’t save choking fan, 2 UK sites delete stories
Two UK news sites claimed comedian Ed Byrne saved a fan from choking to death last month, but Byrne said...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 09, 2018
Does ‘light drinking’ cause ‘no harm’ in pregnancy? Times of London corrects story
"Light drinking 'does no harm in pregnancy,'" was the headline of a front-page Times of London story that claimed a...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 08, 2018
Is the term ‘Fake Refugees’ Fair Game? Australian Press Council Says Media Should Use ‘Care’ in Reporting
We've heard more than enough about "fake news," but "fake refugees" was a new one on us. Exhibit A is...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 07, 2018
Corrections Roundup: Does Steve Bannon call Jared Kushner Frodo or Fredo? Jimmy Carter is alive
iMediaEthics recently published our round-up of the top ten corrections from 2017, but we've come across a few noteworthy corrections...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 06, 2018
UK Newspaper Published 2013 Photo of Fatal Car Accident, Distressing Family of Victim for 2nd time
About five years ago, a local newspaper in southwest England, the Dorset Echo, published a photo of a fatal car...