by Sydney Smith on Dec 22, 2014
Columbia J School is Reviewing Rolling Stone’s UVA Rape Story
Jann Wenner, the publisher of Rolling Stone magazine, has asked Columbia Journalism School to "conduct an independent review" after its...
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by Sydney Smith on Dec 20, 2014
$4 Chinese food overcharge leads to fake racist email, T-shirt sales by reporter and Boston.com retraction
Boston.com reporter Hilary Sargent was suspended and re-assigned for her coverage of Harvard Business School professor Ben Edelman, who challenged...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 19, 2014
Top 10 Hoaxes and Fake Stories of 2014
Below, check out the top ten stories iMediaEthics covered of news outlets being duped by fake or satire stories. 10....
by Sydney Smith on Dec 11, 2014
‘Officer Friendly’ cartoon shows police reacting to white, black children differently
A cartoon depicting police officers as "fiendly" and pointing a gun at a black boy and "friendly" and waving to...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 10, 2014
St Louis Post-Dispatch Cuts ‘Vile and Racist’ Readers Comments After Ferguson
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch won't allow readers to comment on opinion articles, at least for the next two months, because...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 08, 2014
Rolling Stone Cuts Victim-Blaming Comment from UVA Rape Story Apology
Rolling Stone has amended its online apology for its report "A Rape on Campus" about accusations of rape at the...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 05, 2014
Fatal Accident Victim name in U-T San Diego upsets reader
Daily newspaper U-T San Diego defended publishing the identifies of those killed in auto accidents after a reader complained. The...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 05, 2014
Rolling Stone never contacted accused rapists in UVA Frat story, apologizes
Rolling Stone has apologized for not contacting the University of Virginia students accused of gang rape in its November 19...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 04, 2014
Why was 12-year-old Tamir Rice’s dad’s criminal history reported by Cleveland newspaper?
An Ohio media outlet sparked outrage after it published a report on the criminal pasts of the father of Tamir...