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Topline and Methodology Statement for USA Today/iMediaEthics Poll Conducted by SurveyUSA

Geography Surveyed: USA 50 States Data Collected: 07/17/2017 - 07/19/2017 from an online panel Sponsors: iMediaEthics.Org , USAToday For complete…

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Was NPR confusing readers? NPR to change opinion labels

National Public Radio announced it is updating how it labels opinion content on its website to make it easier for…

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NYC Antiquities Dealer Sues WSJ over ISIS Looting Investigations Story

A New York antiquities dealer, Hicham Aboutaam, is suing the Wall Street Journal for suggesting he and his brother have…

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Graphic Video of Brazilian Transgender Woman being Beaten in Public Interest, Press Council says

A Brazilian transgender woman was beaten to death in the streets in Brazil, and Australia's News.com.au captured the violence with…

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Corrections Roundup: NYTimes duped by fake North Korean Twitter, LA Times mixes up Cairo & Red Sea & CSN Chicago apologizes to WetButt23

iMediaEthics rounds up interesting, newsworthy and sometimes even entertaining corrections from time to time. Below, see our latest assortment. 1. The…

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Vallejo police officer did NOT say N-word, San Francisco CBS affiliate retracts

San Francisco CBS-affiliate KPIX reported that a police officer called a black driver he pulled over the n-word. But the…

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Geelong Advertiser’s Graphic Doctored Picture of Skull & Missing Man’s Face Offensive, Aus Press Council Rules against Geelong Advertiser

The Geelong Advertiser, a daily newspaper in Australia, created a disturbing front-page image that drew the ire of the national…

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Sinclair TV News stations used 2016 photo of Black Lives Matter activist Deray McKesson’s arrest to illustrate unrelated 2017 crime stories

Two Sinclair Broadcasting-owned TV news stations used a photo of Black Lives Matters activist Deray McKesson being arrested during a…

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Irish Independent: Why Irish news site’s pale pink apology for stealing photos isn’t good enough

Earlier this year, Irish court news service CCC.Nuacht and the Irish Independent newspaper sued TheLiberal.ie for copyright infringement, alleging plagiarism,…

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Prince Harry, Meghan Markle Beach Photos Invasion of Privacy, Mail Online Deletes

The Mail Online invaded the privacy of Prince Harry with a news story and beach photos of his vacation with…

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