by Sydney Smith on Jul 18, 2012
Hey NYDaily News! How is Suri Cruise Crying about a Puppy a Front-Page News Story?
The New York Daily News devoted its entire June 16 Page 3 to a story about, and photos of, Tom...
Entertainment/Lifestyle Media Ethics News
by Sydney Smith on Jul 15, 2012
Teen Vogue Says it Doesn’t Photoshop Bodies Either, Days after Seventeen Mag’s ‘Body Peace Treaty’
As we wrote earlier this month, Seventeen's editor announced that the magazine doesn't photoshop bodies and will be transparent about...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 13, 2012
KLTA Reporter’s Twitter Hacked, Posts N-Word, Later Criticizes Gawker for Questioning the Hack
KTLA's entertainment reporter, Sam Rubin, called out Gawker for a post about his Twitter account. Gawker had reported on Rubin's...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 10, 2012
Inside the Drake-Chris Brown Fake Video: Interview with the Hoaxer whose Video Tricked ABC’s Good Morning America
Last month, media outlets such as ABC News' Good Morning America, WPIX, and the New York Daily News were duped...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 08, 2012
Seventeen Magazine: ‘Never Have, Never Will’ Photoshop Bodies, Will be Transparent about Photo Editing
Seventeen magazine's editor-in-chief Ann Shoket announced a "commitment" against "airbrushing or Photoshopping," Metro reported. In a note, Shoket wrote that...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 01, 2012
Liz Smith: ‘If I Had An Editor or a Publisher, Maybe I Wouldn’t have’ reported Nora Ephron’s Death ‘Hours’ Before it happened
Gossip columnist Liz Smith reported the death of writer Nora Ephron "hours" before it happened, the New York Times noted....
by Sydney Smith on Jul 01, 2012
CNN’s iReport Runs Hoax Story Musician Gotye Committed Suicide
A CNN iReport post wrongly reported that musician Gotye died, blog Zap2it reported>. The iReport, which has since been removed and...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 24, 2012
NYDaily News, WPIX Take Down Fake Drake-Chris Brown Video
We wrote earlier this month about the New York Daily News and WPIX being hoaxed by a fake video claiming...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 18, 2012
NYT Corrects Milli-versus Mega-
The New York Times issued a very specific correction May 22 related to its reporting on when the Broadway show...