Was Sopranos’ Lillo Freed from Prison for ‘Burglary’ or ‘Robbery?’ NY Post Confused Charges
A caption error about Sopranos 'actor Lillo Brancato being released from prison created a factual contradiction in the print version…
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Toronto Star’s 2013 Corrections by the Numbers
The Toronto Star published 403 print corrections this year, Star public editor Kathy English reported. About a quarter of the…
6 Winners, 1st Ethical Acts in Journalism Awards Announced by iMediaEthics
Journalism awards are traditionally given for news stories, commentary and design. What makes the annual iMediaEthics' Ethical Acts in Journalism…
E!, Google News Uses Photo of Wrong Welsh Singer For Child Sex Abuse Story
E! Online and Google News both used the wrong photo with a story on the child sex abuse conviction of…
Was TV News Fame Motive for Knockout Game, Breaking 79-Year-Old’s Jaw?
A 27-year-old white man, Conrad Barrett, was charged by federal prosecutors with a hate crime after he allededly sucker-punched an…
Steve Martin calls out Salon, TMZ, Twitchy for Misquoting Him
Even though actor and comedian Steve Martin apologized on his website for one of his tweets that were called racist,…
10 Top Media Errors from 2013: Anthony Weiner, Suzanne Somers, Zooey Deschanel, What List!
iMediaEthics collected, below, 10 of the most memorable corrections and errors we came across throughout the year. -- the most…
Why is Dina Merrill’s ‘Murder’ on The NY Post Front Page? She’s NOT Dead
Twitter hoaxes abound, making false claims that certain celebrities are dead. Today's New York Post front page is out of…
Sept. 11 Plotter? Financial Times Mistakes Bahrain Foreign Minister in Photo
Whoops! The Financial Times wrongly used a photo of Bahrain's foreign minister, Sheikh Khalid bin Ahmed al Khalifa, with a…
Top 10 Lessons Learned From Media Mess-ups & Controversies of 2013
Below, read iMediaEthics' list of the year's biggest media mess-ups and controversies. 10. Blogging 101: Don't Make Fun of…