by Sydney Smith on Aug 30, 2018
Sydney Morning Herald published unverified anecdote
Fairfax Media, which publishes the Sydney Morning Herald, admitted it published an unverified story about then-Australian Broadcasting Corp. managing director...
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by Sydney Smith on Aug 27, 2018
Daily News sued by dancer for using pic with Sopranos club being shut down
The New York Daily News published a story about a New Jersey gentleman's club, Satin Dolls, being closed down for...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 26, 2018
Jewish Chronicle must correct after Holocaust denier claims
The London-based weekly Jewish Chronicle claimed a UK man named Mike Sivier was a Holocaust denier. But, Sivier says he doesn't deny...
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...
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 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...