by Sydney Smith on Feb 12, 2020
How Toronto Star labels paid content
The Toronto Star has a new way of labeling content to let readers know if they are reading news or...
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by Sydney Smith on Feb 12, 2020
Corrections: Billie Eilish, Justin Bieber’s pee and Bill Clinton, Where is Kansas City?
iMediaEthics' latest round-up of amusing or noteworthy corrections from the media: 1.Vulture published an eye-catching correction on an article about...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 04, 2020
Alastair Stewart leaves ITV after tweets broke social media guidelines
ITV News host Alastair Stewart resigned after breaking ITV's social media guidelines. In a statement in ITV News' own news...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 02, 2020
Bermuda newspaper misreported comments, apologizes
Bermuda's Royal Gazette claimed that Bermudan investment CEO Robert Pires said that the "Portuguese were brought to Bermuda because blacks...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 28, 2020
WashPost: Felicia Sonmez’s tweets about Kobe Bryant ‘ill-timed’ but not breach of social media policy; suspension ends
The Washington Post sent iMediaEthics a new statement about Felicia Sonmez. The Post confirmed to iMediaEthics she is no longer...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 22, 2020
UK Express unpublishes 3 articles, Harper’s Bazaar royal editor said fake quotes
The UK Express unpublished three articles about Meghan Markle and Prince Harry after allegations of inaccurate quotes. The fake quote...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 16, 2020
Media Ethics Debates from 2010-2019
Editor's note: This list is not ranked, but an overview of major ethical issues and trends iMediaEthics observed and closely...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 16, 2020
Fake New York Post reporter Twitter account posted Iranian propaganda
A fake Twitter account purporting to be New York Post reporter Mark Moore shared pro-Iran propaganda. Now, that account has...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 31, 2019
OK to say man ‘hijacked’ stage to try for a viral wedding proposal, regulator says
It wasn't inaccurate for the UK Mail to say a man's wedding proposal was set up "in the hopes of...