by Sydney Smith on Feb 01, 2015
Paul Gascoigne Sues Daily Star for ‘False’ Drunken Betting Story, Invasion of Privacy
The UK Daily Star accused former England soccer player and soccer manager Paul Gascoigne, aka Gazza, of spending a ton...
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by Sydney Smith on Feb 01, 2015
Australian Newspaper called Thorn Birds Author Fat and Plain
Famous and now-deceased Australian author Colleen McCullough was described as "plain of feature, and certainly overweight" in her obituary in...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 30, 2015
The Daily Beast’s Exclusive Fail: Romney NOT Running for President despite false report
The Daily Beast wrongly reported today that Mitt Romney was going to announce his candidacy for president. In fact, the...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 28, 2015
Sydney Morning Herald’s Gaza Cartoon apology: ‘Prominent, extensive and closely reasoned,’ Press Council rules
The Australian Press Council ruled that the Sydney Morning Herald broke offense standards with its July cartoon slammed for anti-Semitism....
by Sydney Smith on Jan 24, 2015
Russia Today, Boko Haram & ISIS? NY Times didn’t offer RT rebuttal before publishing Andrew Lack attack
Do state-funded Russian news outlet Russia Today and terrorist groups Boko Haram and ISIS belong in the same category? The...
by David W. Moore on Jan 22, 2015
Pew Research Wins! 7th Annual Top 10 Dubious Polling Awards, 2015
Editor's Note: iMediaEthics' polling director David Moore collects the ten most dubious polls from the prior year in his annual...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 21, 2015
CNN Scores FAA Permit to Fly Drones for Future Newsgathering
CNN got a permit to research using drones in its journalism, Gizmodo reported. CNN announced its "research agreement with the...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 20, 2015
Paris Wants to sue Fox News after being ‘Insulted’
The mayor of Paris said the city will sue Fox News for its "insulted" and "prejudiced" portrayal of the city,...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 19, 2015
Australian Satire Site dupes Deadspin with Olympic basketball story
Deadspin was duped by a satirical story claiming that the 2016 Olympics would have 3-on-3 basketball. The fake claims came...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 19, 2015
Fox News apologizes, No-Go areas for non-Muslims ‘serious factual error’
Fox News admitted Jan. 17 to making "some regrettable errors" about Muslims in Europe in its reporting following the attacks...