by Rhonda Roland Shearer on Oct 23, 2008
G. I. Joe doll was passed off as Hostage in 2005
James Joyner from Outside the Beltway said that when the hostage photograph and threat, first appeared on a website, and soon...
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by Rhonda Roland Shearer on Oct 20, 2008
Kansas City Star Readers Sent to the Internet to Cut Costs:
Derek Donovon, Readers Representative, for the Kansas City Star, reported recent customer grips. "We're the ones who don't...
by Rhonda Roland Shearer on Oct 17, 2008
Was a NY Times reporter “thrown overboard”by ethics police?
Radar Magazine reported that when New York Times reporter Linda Greenhouse marched in 1989 to support abortion rights in Washington...
by iMediaEthics Staff on Oct 13, 2008
“Read SPJ Ethics Code!”
Patrice Veit, wrote to the River Falls Journal , River Falls, Wisconsin, Population 14,000, about a "stunning breach of journalistic...
by iMediaEthics Staff on Oct 10, 2008
Good McMorning!
The Guardian's Ed Pilkington wrote about the growing development of advertising in entertainment and news through product placement. "The tentacle-like growth...
by iMediaEthics Staff on Sep 22, 2008
Army Altered Photographs Issued To Associated Press
Columbia Journalism Review's Megan McGinley wrote: "The Associated Press retracted two government-issued photographs last night after a photographer in Texas...
by iMediaEthics Staff on Sep 12, 2008
New York Times drops fake ‘coal cliff’ photo
The New York Times' Andrew Revkin writes, "We've pulled the photograph of a cliff of coal that was provided by...
by iMediaEthics Staff on Sep 10, 2008
PR fox revealed in the CNN hen house! :
Leonard Witt's interview with CNN "superstar iReporter" , Grayson Daughters... Witt: So Grayson are you saying you are uploading stealth...
by iMediaEthics Staff on Aug 29, 2008
“Why Do We Trust Photography?”
"Jeff is giant! Dad is tiny!" No Photoshop is needed. It's a staged optical illusion called "forced perspective" shown on Flickr.