by Sydney Smith on May 04, 2013
Louisiana High School Newspaper’s Prank Gone Wrong
A Louisiana high school's student newspaper published a story that local restaurant was being shut down and possibly sued over...
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by Rhonda Roland Shearer on May 03, 2013
WPIX-TV airs ‘Best Sex Ever’ Sunday at 10 AM when Kids seek cartoons,’This is uncharted territory’ Parents Television Council says
While New York children were watching TV and munching on corn flakes as their parents slept in, New York's WPIX-TV...
by David W. Moore on May 03, 2013
3 in 10 Voters Believe Armed Revolution Might Be Necessary? Relax!
Recently, Fairleigh Dickinson’s PublicMind poll released results of a national survey showing 29% of registered voters agree with the statement,...
by London Shearer Allen on Apr 29, 2013
9/11 Plane debris: NYPD doesn’t believe it is a hoax
The New York Police Department told iMediaEthics that it does not believe the recently found piece of a 9/11 airplane is...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 25, 2013
Tsarnaevs didn’t rob 7-Eleven, Zooey Deschanel NOT a suspect, More Errors in Boston Marathon Bombings Coverage:
In the ten days since the Boston Marathon bombings, there have been a handful of errors and ethical issues in...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 21, 2013
‘I was Plagiarized by the Stanford Review,’ Journalist says, Student Newspaper Investigates ‘Dishonesty’
Writer Dan Cassavaugh justifiably accused Stanford University student newspaper The Stanford Review of plagiarism, iMediaEthics has found. In a tweet...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 19, 2013
More Mess-ups in Boston Marathon Explosions Reporting: No Arrest Made Wednesday
In the days since the Boston Marathon explosions, there have been more than a handful of high-profile errors in the...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 17, 2013
4 Media Missteps in Reporting on Boston Marathon Explosions: Photoshop & Errors
Errors in breaking news stories -- especially ones involving mass injuries and deaths -- often come with the territory. iMediaEthics...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 10, 2013
Don’t Use ‘Paparazzi-Like’ Photos of ‘Grieving’ Students says Cornell University Sun Public Editor
A student dies of natural causes and the school newspaper gets a picture of his housemate's reaction. Should the paper...