by Sydney Smith on May 17, 2011
CNET Advises How to Detect Fake Photos
It's been a busy month for photojournalism ethics. Since the announcement that Osama bin Laden was killed, fake death photos circulated, the...
Entertainment/Lifestyle Media Ethics News
by Sydney Smith on May 17, 2011
Are Photos of Pippa Middleton Sunbathing Topless Inappropriate To Publish or Write About?
The Guardian questioned if the media has been "inappropriate" in its reporting of Pippa Middleton, the sister of Kate Middleton....
by Sydney Smith on May 12, 2011
Journalist who Faked Celeb Interviews Paid to be in Documentary about His Fabrication
Tom Kummer, a journalist who fabricated stories and "exclusives" with celebrities for German magazines, is starring in a movie about...
by Sydney Smith on May 01, 2011
Star Mag publishes front-page apology for Katie Holmes drug addiction story
Star magazine published a front-page apology after Katie Holmes filed a $50 million lawsuit over a story about her, MediaBistro reported....
by Sydney Smith on Apr 26, 2011
NYT Hoaxed by Onion’s Story about Barack Obama on Tiger Beat Cover
The New York Times corrected its April 17 article on teen magazine Tiger Beat's clean image after being hoaxed by a doctored image...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 08, 2011
Moviefone Editor Fired After E-mail Offerring to Fired Freelancers They Can Work for Free
Media Bistro wondered if AOL is "scapegoating" Patricia Chui, the recently-fired Moviefone editor. Chui e-mailed AOL's Moviefone freelancers this week ...
by Rhonda Roland Shearer , Sydney Smith on Apr 07, 2011
Why is the NY Daily News Publishing Nose Picking Celebrity Photos?
The New York Daily News has won ten Pulitzer Prizes in its history and is the sixth largest newspaper in the...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 04, 2011
Media Backlash after ICorrect, A Celeb Destination for Buying Corrections, Launches?
As iMediaEthics wrote last month, Sir David Tang launched the UK site ICorrect.com that charges people $1,000 a year to post...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 03, 2011
SeaWorld’s Tilikum Performing Again, Said Killer Whale’s ‘Choice’
Tilikum, the killer whale responsible for trainer Dawn Brancheau's death in February 2010, returned to performing at SeaWorld last week,...