by Rhonda Roland Shearer on Dec 18, 2008
Did Time Magazine distort Steve Jobs’ photo?
The TIME Magazine article, "Why is Steve Jobs skipping MacWorld?" stated, "Jobs has battled pancreatic cancer and has been looking...
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by Rhonda Roland Shearer on Dec 09, 2008
Say Cheese! Cheap, Exploitative Publishing Cashes in on Mug Shots
Eliott C. McLaughlin, CNN reported that mug shots have "have a raw entertainment value. Americans seem to be titillated by...
by iMediaEthics Staff on Oct 26, 2008
“What a View!…Wait a second:”
The Denver Post's Jason Blevins wrote, " MMG Worldwide, which is in charge of Colorado’s $19 million marketing push to...
by iMediaEthics Staff on Oct 24, 2008
Fake Photos Alter Real Memories:
Live Science's Andrea Thompson wrote, "Some researchers are worried that digitally altered photos could alter our perceptions and memories of...
by Rhonda Roland Shearer on Oct 14, 2008
Are Newspapers Going the Way of the Hula Hoop?
It was “National Newspaper Week ,” Oct. 5-11, 2008, according to the promotional material orchestrated by the Newspaper Association of...
by iMediaEthics Staff on Oct 09, 2008
New Evidence: Is War Photo Fake?
The UK Times' Richard Brooks wrote: "Field Marshal Montgomery arranged for 'action' scenes to be filmed well behind the frontline and...
by iMediaEthics Staff on Oct 07, 2008
The Independent’s “Great Depression” Front-Page is a Fake
Campaign Spot's John Trenchard reported the photograph that The Independent used to illustrate America's 2008 "great depression" on its April...
by iMediaEthics Staff on Oct 03, 2008
What Readers’ Advocate ?
EditorsWeblog's Lauren Drablier posted a recent report about the rapidly disappearing "ombudsmen," "readers' representatives" or "public editors." Newspapers seeking budget...
by iMediaEthics Staff on Sep 25, 2008
Ethical Lapse at Coloradoan :
James C. Mitchell wrote: "The story in the Coloradoan Life section Aug. 31 touted an upcoming series of motivational programs....