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Top 10 Wrong & Fake Photos of 2014

This year, we at iMediaEthics were pleased to see that news outlets didn't appear to publish nearly as many fake…

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News of the World’s Jules Stenson Admits Phone Hacking

And yet another News of the World editor has fessed up to phone hacking. Jules Stenson pleaded guilty to conspiring…

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Was Baltimore TV News edit ‘Kill Cop’ an error?

After a protester complained, Baltimore TV news station Fox's WBFF, admits it mis-edited a video of police protesters at the…

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Top 10 Errors & Corrections from 2014

Below, check out iMediaEthics' top ten corrections and errors in the media this past  year. 10. George Clooney's Mother-in-Law NOT…

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San Antonio TV News Sued, Accused Lawyer of mishandling case, never interviewed him

San Antonio CBS-affiliate KENS 5 falsely claimed in May and June that a local attorney mishandled a case.  The station…

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Australian Press Council didn’t ‘condemn’ media coverage of Sydney Lindt Cafe Siege

The Australia Press Council didn't slam the media for its coverage of the Sydney Lindt cafe siege. At least two…

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Top 10 Media Ethics Issues of 2014

Below, iMediaEthics selected ten stories from around the globe this year that prompted serious ethical concerns and issues. 10. Nancy…

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Canadian Broadcasting Corp. changes position, not scrubbing fired host Jian Ghomeshi’s work from CBC news site

Canadian Broadcasting Corp. decided against scrubbing fired host Jian Ghomeshi's work from its website after readers complained. Earlier this month,…

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Another Invasion of Privacy Lawsuit Win for Cheryl Cole’s husband

Heat magazine apologized after claiming that UK pop star and X-Factor judge Cheryl Cole had to buy her own wedding…

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Links ‘Should be as routine in our stories as quotes,’ NYTimes says

The New York Times should do better about providing links in its online articles, standards editor Phil Corbett wrote Dec.…

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