by Sydney Smith on Aug 24, 2018
BBC quoted Sir David Attenborough but it was from Facebook fan page
The BBC misattributed quotes from a fan page to Sir David Attenborough in a June 23 radio broadcast. iMediaEthics found...
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by Sydney Smith on Aug 23, 2018
CNN suspends commentator Paris Dennard, the Hill won’t publish during investigation
CNN suspended commentator Paris Dennard after the Washington Post revealed Dennard was fired from a previous job at Arizona State...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 23, 2018
Politico deletes Roy Cohn ‘decadent homosexual lifestyle’ AIDS death line
Politico reported that attorney Roy Cohn died from AIDS as a "result of the decadent homosexual lifestyle he denied to...
by David W. Moore on Aug 22, 2018
The Public’s ‘Galling’ Views of the Media: Troubling, but overstated.
In a recent Washington Post article, Colbert King wrote that “the views of rank-and-file Republicans, captured in voter surveys, are...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 22, 2018
Undercover reporting on beautician OK but Mail must correct
Late last year, the UK Mail on Sunday published a news investigation about "rogue beauticians" conducting "dangerous and illegal procedures"...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 21, 2018
Undercover Video of Adam Johnson talking about Child Sex case OK
It was OK for the Sun to publish footage taken in prison of UK soccer player Adam Johnson, who was...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 20, 2018
OK to identify 17-year-old who made Facebook threats
It wasn't an invasion of privacy for the Daily Star to identify a 17-year-old who threatened on Facebook to kill...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 19, 2018
IGN deleting fired editor’s video game reviews after more plagiarism claims
Gaming website IGN is deleting additional reviews from former Nintendo editor Filip Miucin after finding more alleged plagiarism in his...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 17, 2018
NYT Admits Los Angeles travel article ‘offensive’
Last month, an article in the New York Times' Travel section, headlined "Finding Yourself in Los Angeles," upset many readers. The...
by on Aug 16, 2018
Fox News’ Aretha Franklin Report used pic of Patti LaBelle
Fox News used a photo of Patti LaBelle in its video report on Aretha Franklin's death. Fox News provided iMediaEthics...