by David W. Moore on Jun 24, 2013
How Pollsters Explain Contradictory Polls on NSA Snooping
Polling experts don't know what to make of wildly contradictory polls on NSA snooping. While some polls, like one from...
Political Reporting Ethics News
by Sydney Smith on Jun 17, 2013
Nelson Mandela NOT Dead, Germany’s Deutsche-Welle Wrong
Deutsche Welle, Germany's international radio network, wrongly reported that Nelson Mandela died. In a June 14 retraction statement, the German "international broadcaster"...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 15, 2013
Australian Radio Shock Jock Fired for Asking PM Julia Gillard if Partner was Gay
Australia's Fairfax Radio fired host Howard Sattler for a "disrespectful and irrelevant" interview with the country's prime minister Julia Gillard,...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 14, 2013
Former Alabama Gov George Wallace NOT a Republican, MSNBC Corrects
An MSNBC graphic wrongly said George Wallace -- who was a segregationist governor of Alabama during portions of the 1960s...
by David W. Moore on Jun 14, 2013
Why 3 Polls on NSA Snooping Produce Wildly Contradictory Results
Three recent polls have all purported to measure the public’s reaction to the revelations that the National Security Agency (NSA)...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 12, 2013
NYT Unpublishes Anthony Weiner Story after ‘Inadvertently’ Publishing It
The New York Times unpublished a story about women to whom then-Congressman Anthony Weiner sent sexts back in 2011, according to...
by David W. Moore on Jun 06, 2013
Gallup Explains Why Its Failed Poll Favored Romney in 2012 Election
At a press conference in Washington on Tuesday, June 3, Frank Newport released the results of an extensive review of...
by David W. Moore on May 30, 2013
Three Interpretations of Recent ABC/Post Poll on Immigration Reform
According to the latest ABC/Washington Post poll on immigration reform, a solid majority of Americans continue to support a “path...
by Sydney Smith on May 29, 2013
Publishing Fake Photo a ‘Painful Episode,’ Phillipines Newspaper Tells iMediaEthics
Philippines newspaper The Daily Inquirer was hoaxed by a fake photo of a Time magazine cover last month as iMediaEthics...