by David W. Moore on Feb 01, 2013
Is Public Distrust in Government at the ‘Boiling Point’?
According to Pew’s latest poll, as introduced by Judy Woodruff on the PBS Newshour, “about one-quarter of Americans trust government...
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by Sydney Smith on Feb 01, 2013
UK Telegraph Wrong, Australian Hoaxer DJs NOT ‘Axed’ after Prank Kate Middleton Call
The Telegraph and Guardian reported conflicting information about the employment of the two Australian hoax DJs, Mel Greig and Michael...
by Nicole Salomon on Jan 31, 2013
Fmr Bild Journalist Bought German Actor Otti Fischer’s Sex Video, Acquitted of Coercion Charges
A journalist who paid for a sex video showing a top German actor in bed with two prostitutes has been...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 31, 2013
The New Republic Tweets Fake Photo of Obama Skeet Shooting?
The New Republic tweeted a fake photo purporting to show President Obama skeet shooting, the Weekly Standard reported. The Weekly...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 29, 2013
UK Times’ Netanyahu Cartoon Prompts 100+ Complaints, Murdoch Apology, Accusations of Blood Libel
News Corp CEO Rupert Murdoch and the Times' editor apologized after criticism of the UK Sunday Times' Jan. 27 cartoon...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 28, 2013
Won 2 Pulitzers, Philadelphia Inquirer editor gives N.N. Oweida Lecture in Journalism Ethics at Penn State
Penn State University is holding a journalism ethics lecture "Ethics in Journalism: In Theory, In Practice" next month, according to...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 28, 2013
Radio Host Duped by the Onion’s Fake Photo of Drones at Inauguration
KFAI's Andy Driscoll posted on his Facebook page Jan. 22 a fake photo that showed what appeared to be three...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 27, 2013
Woman NOT Wanted to Make Neanderthal Clone Baby, Misquoted Harvard Prof George Church
Harvard University genetics professor George M. Church says media reports have fabricated quotes attributed to him. The sensational quotes and...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 26, 2013
Venezuela to Sue El Pais over Fake Photo of Hugo Chavez?
Will El Pais' fake photo of Hugo Chavez end in two lawsuits? As iMediaEthics wrote yesterday, El Pais, a Spanish...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 25, 2013
World’s Longest Correction in TIME Magazine? No, but at 560 words it’s a whopper
Time made a ton of changes and added one whopper of a correction at the bottom of its Jan. 8...