by Sydney Smith on Jan 05, 2016
Ryan Howard, Ryan Zimmerman Sue Al Jazeera over Sports Doping Documentary
Major League Baseball players Ryan Zimmerman and Ryan Howard are suing Al Jazeera over its December documentary linking them and Peyton...
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by Sydney Smith on Jan 05, 2016
UK Sun’s Jeremy Corbyn Privy Council story ‘Significantly Misleading’
The UK Sun was instructed by the nation's press regulator to tell readers on its front page that it messed...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 04, 2016
UK Channel 4’s Undercover Reporting Fair, in Public Interest, Regulator Says
UK Channel 4 didn't break broadcasting guidelines for fairness with its undercover report "Politicians for Hire," broadcast regulator OfCom ruled last month....
by Sydney Smith on Jan 03, 2016
Globe and Mail & Toronto Star Release How Many Corrections They Published in 2015
The Globe and Mail published "around 40" corrections each month in 2015, public editor Sylvia Stead reported. That is "down...
by David W. Moore on Jan 03, 2016
Why Gallup Poll Wrongly Shows Trump Tied With Pope as Second Most Admired Man in the World
The Washington Post calls it a “shocker” – that Gallup claims Donald Trump is America’s second most admired man in...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 03, 2016
No, Woman isn’t 17 MONTHS Pregnant
The New York Post made an amusing error last month when it said a woman was 17 months pregnant with triplets. That's...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 01, 2016
Will Peyton Manning Sue Al Jazeera over HGH Claim? ‘Probably’ he says
Will Peyton Manning sue Al Jazeeera? The documentary The Dark Side: Secrets of the Sports Dopers is posted on Gawker-owned site Deadspin....
by Sydney Smith on Dec 31, 2015
Top 10 Cases of Fabrication & Hoaxes in 2015
Below, see iMediaEthics' round-up of the top ten cases of fabrication, hoaxes and pranks on the media in 2015. ...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 31, 2015
Top 10 Media Ethics Issues of 2015
It's been a busy news year, and from the perspective of media ethics, there has been a lot to cover. Below,...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 30, 2015
NPR isn’t BuzzFeed: No Labeling of Donald Trump Racist
BuzzFeed may have OK'ed its staff calling Donald Trump a lying racist, but National Public Radio won't be doing the...