by Sydney Smith on Sep 28, 2017
NPR Needs Transparency with Corrections, Public Editor says
National Public Radio doesn't give corrections enough on-air prominence, public editor Elizabeth Jensen recently argued. While NPR does post corrections...
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by Sydney Smith on Sep 25, 2017
Rape comments get radio host George Hook suspended
George Hook, the Irish radio host who blamed victims on the air for rape earlier this month, is losing his...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 24, 2017
South African Newspaper Wrong to Claim Business Owner Bribed for Tax Debt Forgiveness
South Africa's City Press accused a man of bribing a government official to forgive a tax debt. City Press, a Sunday...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 24, 2017
UVA Phi Kappa Psi fraternity members win appeal, can sue Rolling Stone for ‘Rape on Campus’
The controversy surrounding Rolling Stone's "A Rape on Campus" article is not going away. The 2014 article by Sabrina Rubin...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 23, 2017
Corrections: Sorry we said you were transgender, Which Thomas Frank & Where’s Kosovo?
iMediaEthics rounds up interesting and newsworthy corrections every few weeks. Check out our latest collection! 1. The New York Times...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 21, 2017
PBS names Madhulika Sikka its next public editor, ombudsman
Madhulika Sikka will be PBS's next ombudsman, iMediaEthics has learned from PBS. Sikka is a former executive editor of National...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 21, 2017
NYTimes Errs in Book Review on Campus Rape, ‘Blurred Lines’
If reviewers are going to call out authors for factual errors, they better be sure they have their own facts...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 20, 2017
Village Voice Reviewing Kevin Deutsch’s Freelance Article on Filipino Drug War
iMediaEthics has been closely covering Kevin Deutsch, the former Newsday and New York Daily News staffer who has more than...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 19, 2017
Scottish Newspapers Made it Possible to ID Sex Crime Victim
The Daily Record and the Paisley Daily Express, based in Glasgow, Scotland, made it possible for a sex crime victim...