Washington and Lee U hires Aly Colon as Knight Chair for Journalism Ethics
NBC News director of standards and practices Aly Colón was named Washington and Lee University's new Knight Chair for Journalism…
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‘Intent to Deceive’ What Art Forgers have in common with Journalism Hoaxers
Deception has been a recurrent theme explored by iMediaEthics over the years. It comes in many flavors. We have, for…
[UPDATED] LATimes, Time, BuzzFeed Cite Poll? 10% America thinks ‘HTML is STD’?
The LA Times reported today on a UK coupon website's survey of Americans saying that 1 out of 10 Americans…
Ironic? Libel settlement Will Build House Newspaper Falsely Reported Politician Owned
Ghana newspaper The Daily Guide must pay a politician Ghc250,000 (almost $100,000) after the newspaper's March 2, and 3, 2011…
‘Mass panic’ in the Philippines from Fake News Report
Philippines national news station ABS-CBN apologized after its false report "caused a mass panic." ABS-CBN had reported Feb. 2
Were Paparazzi photos of Irish RTE TV anchor taken from ‘in the bushes’?
Irish Daily Mirror editor John Kierans admitted that it was a "mistake" to publish undercover photos of RTE news anchor…
Maltese journalists to get new ethics code
The Institute of Maltese journalists is planning to set up a new code of ethics this year, Malta Today reported
Seriously? 8 Rape Victims IDed, Error called ‘Boo-Boo’
The Swaziland Observer identified eight alleged rape victims in a Feb. 18 front page story, Richard Rooney reported on the…
Huff Post, Globe & Mail, etc., Duped Again! Ghostbusters FDNY Photo Debunked after Harold Ramis death
Who ya gonna call? It's the New York City Fire Department, in the case of an old photo of the…
40+ Charges For Fake Sky News AU reporter, Interviewed Football Star
Pretending to be a reporter can have real legal consequences, as one Australian man is learning after interviewing a football…