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What the CBS News Poll on the GOP Tax Plan Tells Us About Polling

A CBS News telephone poll, conducted Dec. 3-5, reveals (perhaps unintentionally) the shallow basis of today’s public policy polling. One…

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After Geoffrey Rush sues newspaper, Australian arts website backs down from its own reporting on the actor

The Australian Telegraph newspaper recently reported that the Academy Award-winning actor Geoffrey Rush was accused of "inappropriate behavior," without specifying whether…

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Sexual Misconduct Allegations Roundup: The New Yorker’s Ryan Lizza Fired, Radio host Tom Ashbrook Suspended, & More

In the past few months, many members of media outlets, including Tavis Smiley, Charlie Rose, Matt Lauer and Garrison Keillor,…

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10 Most Read iMediaEthics Stories from 2017

iMediaEthics' most read stories published in 2017 are included below. Nearly half of our ten most read stories had to…

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Tavis Smiley suspended by PBS after misconduct allegations

Tavis Smiley, the host of his own half-hour interview program distributed by the Public Broadcasting Service, was suspended after allegations…

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What gets correction? Guardian readers editor lists 6 considerations

Correction or clarification? The UK Guardian readers' editor Paul Chadwick explained in a recent column how the newspaper decides what…

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Geoffrey Rush suing Australian newspaper for ‘inappropriate behavior’ claim

The Australian Daily Telegraph reported, in their Nov. 30 edition, that actor Geoffrey Rush had been accused of "inappropriate behavior."…

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NPR’s Blue Apron Cookbook Segment wasn’t Sponsored Story, Ombuds says

Was an NPR holiday cooking segment featuring a Blue Apron cookbook paid for by Blue Apron? Listeners thought so, NPR's…

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Student newspaper retracts published letter to editor from anti-LGBT group founder

The Miami Student unpublished a letter to the editor after it learned the author of the letter is affiliated with an…

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Melania Trump settles libel suit with magazine that called her an escort

Slovenian magazine Suzy claimed Melania Trump worked as an escort. Trump sued, and now the magazine and Trump have settled, the Associated…

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