iMediaEthics’ Top 10 Media Ethics Issues of 2016
As we have done for the past few years, iMediaEthics has collected our list of the top 10 media ethics…
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Myanmar’s Eleven Media Says Sorry after Defamation Lawsuit
Myanmar media company Eleven Media Group apologized after a column suggested local politician, Phyo Min Thein, took a bribe. The author…
Irish Independent Retracts, Donates $ after Column Critical of its own Columnist
The Irish Independent published a lengthy retraction for a defamatory article about Joe Brolly, a former soccer player and current…
Pakistani TV News Libeled Dubai Businessman, Accused him of Treason, Blasphemy & Must Pay $230K
Pakistani TV news station ARY News, which also broadcasts in the UK, lost a large libel lawsuit in British court and…
Top 10 Fakes and Hoaxes from 2016 — and How They Could Have been Prevented
For the purpose of our list and reporting, we are looking only at the traditional sense of fake quotes and…
Mail Online Falsely called Muslim family extremist, apologizes & pays out
The Mail Online's Katie Hopkins falsely claimed two Muslim brothers, Tariq Mahmood and Zahid Mahmood, were extremists tied to Al…
UK Paper Broke Standards in Reporting on Suicide, Included too much information
It is an all-too-common story. A body is found, in a bedroom, in a garage or in public. A note,…
BBC Said Catholic Church responded with ‘Silence’ to Nazi Germany
The BBC said the Roman Catholic Church didn't act in response to Nazi Germany's persecution of Jewish people. “Silence was the…
Los Angeles Times’ Letters to Editor Saying Japanese Internment was OK weren’t ‘Civil, Fact-Based Discourse,’ didn’t ‘meet editorial standards’
The Los Angeles Times should not have published two letters to the editor that indicated Japanese American internment in the…
9 Important Rulings, Guidance & News from Press Councils & Press Organizations in 2016
As an international media ethics news site, iMediaEthics frequently covers issues addressed by press councils, press ombudsmen, and press regulators.…