IPSO rejects complaint from group accused of being Korean ‘sex cult’
In an article that ran last May, the UK Mirror accused an Australian organization of being a "Korean 'sex cult'"…
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ABC News Corrects Fleischer-Spicer Quote & Apologizes for Fake Trump Photo
ABC News apologized after editing an Ari Fleischer comment about new White House press secretary Sean Spicer. Fleischer, the White…
Ninth Annual Top Ten ‘Dubious Polling’ Awards
Editor’s note: Every January, iMediaEthics’ polling director David W. Moore assembles the top ten “Dubious Polling Awards” for iMediaEthics. The…
Was Australian Newspaper Wrong to Report ‘Execution-Style’ Killing Claim?
The Fremantle Herald, a weekly newspaper in Western Australia, reported a "troubled" man involved in the local "drug scene" was…
Australia’s The Age Claimed Politician Richard Di Natale Underpaid Au Pairs but had no evidence
Was the Australian senator Richard Di Natale both a cheapskate and a hypocrite? The Age, a daily newspaper in Melbourne,…
BBC’s Reality Check to Bust Fake News, Fact Check Questionable Claims
The BBC has officially launched a new fact checking site, Reality Check. Reality Check was technically started last year as…
Corrections Roundup: When Harry Met Sally, the NYPost kills someone off, and C-Span Hacked?
We're only a few weeks into the new year, but there already have been some notable and interesting corrections in…
CNN, San Francisco Chronicle remind staff: Don’t participate in Women’s March on Washington, political events
Journalists are, of course, allowed to have political opinions. However, they were reminded this week that they are required to…
University of Toronto’s College Newspaper Appoints Public Editor
While news outlets like the Washington Post and Kansas City Star have lost their ombudsmen in recent years, a Canadian…
No More Ombudsman at Kansas City Star, Derek Donovan switching to editorial side
After more than a decade as the Kansas City Star ombudsman, Derek Donovan is leaving that role to work on…