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Australian Teacher didn’t get fired for Bong Photo, Press Council calls out WA Today

Australia's WA Today wrongly said a local Catholic school teacher was fired after controversial photos of her surfaced. But, it turns out…

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Ryan Howard, Ryan Zimmerman Sue Al Jazeera over Sports Doping Documentary

Major League Baseball players Ryan Zimmerman and Ryan Howard are suing Al Jazeera over its December documentary linking them and Peyton…

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UK Sun’s Jeremy Corbyn Privy Council story ‘Significantly Misleading’

The UK Sun was instructed by the nation's press regulator to tell readers on its front page that it messed…

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UK Channel 4’s Undercover Reporting Fair, in Public Interest, Regulator Says

UK Channel 4 didn't break broadcasting guidelines for fairness with its undercover report "Politicians for Hire," broadcast regulator OfCom ruled last month.…

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Globe and Mail & Toronto Star Release How Many Corrections They Published in 2015

The Globe and Mail published "around 40" corrections each month in 2015, public editor Sylvia Stead reported. That is "down…

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Why Gallup Poll Wrongly Shows Trump Tied With Pope as Second Most Admired Man in the World

The Washington Post calls it a “shocker” – that Gallup claims Donald Trump is America’s second most admired man in…

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No, Woman isn’t 17 MONTHS Pregnant

The New York Post made an amusing error last month when it said a woman was 17 months pregnant with triplets. That's…

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Will Peyton Manning Sue Al Jazeera over HGH Claim? ‘Probably’ he says

Will Peyton Manning sue Al Jazeeera? The documentary The Dark Side: Secrets of the Sports Dopers is posted on Gawker-owned site Deadspin.…

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Top 10 Cases of Fabrication & Hoaxes in 2015

Below, see iMediaEthics' round-up of the top ten cases of fabrication, hoaxes and pranks on the media in 2015.  …

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Top 10 Media Ethics Issues of 2015

It's been a busy news year, and from the perspective of media ethics, there has been a lot to cover. Below,…

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