by Sydney Smith on Aug 09, 2017
NOT AN ISLAMIC ACTIVIST: UK Telegraph Apologizes Again & Offers Payout
Last year, the UK Daily Telegraph published a report alleging "Islamic activists" were trying to to thwart "Prevent," the UK...
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by Sydney Smith on Aug 08, 2017
Providence Journal identified its own anonymous source, Will police officer sue?
It was bad enough that the Providence Journal outed an anonymous source in a story retraction. But then, the editors...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 07, 2017
Controversy continues: Sunday Times’ apology for Kevin Myers’ anti-Semitic column now in print
Last week, the Sunday Times in Ireland angered readers when it published a column by Kevin Myers that was widely...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 29, 2017
Fact check fail: Sports Illustrated duped by fake Twitter account story on Ole Miss Coach
Sports Illustrated fumbled the ball with a tweet about Ole Miss possibly hiring former Oregon head coach Chip Kelly. The site...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 27, 2017
‘Substantially True’: NBC Called Shooting Targets ‘Bombs For Sale;’ Sporting Goods company loses libel suit
Sporting goods company Tannerite Sports LLC lost its libel lawsuit against NBC News, which had called its shooting targets "bombs...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 23, 2017
Was NPR confusing readers? NPR to change opinion labels
National Public Radio announced it is updating how it labels opinion content on its website to make it easier for...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 22, 2017
NYC Antiquities Dealer Sues WSJ over ISIS Looting Investigations Story
A New York antiquities dealer, Hicham Aboutaam, is suing the Wall Street Journal for suggesting he and his brother have...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 20, 2017
Corrections Roundup: NYTimes duped by fake North Korean Twitter, LA Times mixes up Cairo & Red Sea & CSN Chicago apologizes to WetButt23
iMediaEthics rounds up interesting, newsworthy and sometimes even entertaining corrections from time to time. Below, see our latest assortment. 1. The...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 19, 2017
Vallejo police officer did NOT say N-word, San Francisco CBS affiliate retracts
San Francisco CBS-affiliate KPIX reported that a police officer called a black driver he pulled over the n-word. But the...