by Sydney Smith on Feb 01, 2019
ESPN SportsCenter shows LeBron James, Anthony Davis Fake Instagram
ESPN aired a fake Instagram screenshot purporting to show LeBron James commenting to fellow National Basketball Association star Anthony Davis....
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by Sydney Smith on Jan 31, 2019
Top 10 Cases of Plagiarism, Fabrication & Missing Sources for 2018
In years past, iMediaEthics has devoted lists to the top cases of plagiarism or fabrication. We're pleased to report there...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 31, 2019
Pittsburgh TV News graphic called Tom Brady ‘known cheater’
Pittsburgh CBS-affiliate KDKA fired a staffer over a graphic that labeled Tom Brady a "known cheater." "The chyron in question...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 30, 2019
NPR should have waited on Covington story, ombudsman says
NPR should have waited to get more information and "pin down the broader context" before publishing its first report on...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 29, 2019
Australia Channel 7 hoaxed, said cricket player now a kazoo player
Australia's Channel 7 was duped by a fake news story claiming cricket player Cameron Bancroft joined the music band Tame...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 29, 2019
3rd TV News Reporter mispronounces MLK’s name
Again!? Now a third TV news anchor has apparently said a racial slur when trying to say Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 29, 2019
Japanese magazine ranked ease of sex at universities
Japanese weekly tabloid magazine Spa! published an offensive article last month that listed the easiest universities to get women to...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 28, 2019
2 UK News outlets use photo of wrong person with same name
Two news outlets failed by using photos of the wrong person with the same name in news stories. The errors...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 28, 2019
Tom Brokaw sorry for Hispanic assimilation comments
Tom Brokaw said Hispanics should "work harder at assimilation." His comment was made Jan. 27, during an appearance on NBC...
by Sydney Smith , Sydney Smith on Jan 28, 2019
BuzzFeed still standing by Michael Cohen, Russia tower story
BuzzFeed is still standing by its Jan. 17 news story about Michael Cohen, Pres. Trump, and a potential Trump Tower...