by Sydney Smith on Jul 03, 2015
Qatar World Cup Deaths: Washington Post Admits its Story was Wrong
How many people have died in Qatar due to construction in preparation for the 2022 World Cup? Turns out the...
Sports Media Ethics News
by Sydney Smith on Jun 04, 2015
Homophobic? Canadian Sports Journalist Apologizes for Michael Sam comments
Canadian writer Marc de Foy apologized for an insensitive comment about Michael Sam. Sam was the National Football League's first...
by Sydney Smith on May 11, 2015
Filipinos are Nannies? Toronto Star Editors Didn’t Vet Rosie DiManno’s Mayweather-Pacquiao Column
Readers were offended by Toronto Star columnist Rosie DiManno's degrading comments about Filipinos, Star public editor Kathy English reported. DiManno...
by Sydney Smith on May 08, 2015
HBO Not Guilty in Libel Trial over 2008 Child Labor Report
HBO, the cable television network, was found not guilty of libeling a British sporting goods company, Reuters reported. As iMediaEthics...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 23, 2015
HBO on Trial for Defamation over 2008 Child Labor report
HBO is being sued for libel over a 2008 report that claimed British sporting goods company Mitre Sports International used...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 16, 2015
ESPN suspends Britt McHenry after Leaked Parking Lot Video
ESPN suspended reporter Britt McHenry after a video was posted online showing her verbally attacking a parking lot attendant. ESPN...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 13, 2015
Salisbury Journal fact check fail: Sorry we said you’ve been bankrupt and got away ‘scot-free’
The UK Salisbury Journal falsely reported William Harrison-Allan, the former chairman of the Salisbury City Football Club, was "bankrupt a...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 13, 2015
Plagiarism found in Japanese Newspaper Sankei Shimbun sports news, 3 journalists punished
Japanese newspaper the Sankei Shimbun has "disciplined" three staffers after the newspaper was accused of plagiarism, the Japan Times reported....
by Sydney Smith on Apr 10, 2015
Why did Boston Judge Ban WHDH-TV Cameraman from Aaron Hernandez Trial?
Boston's Channel 7 WHDH-TV was called out by a Massachusetts judge for "juror harassment" in the Aaron Hernandez murder trial....