Another Libel Settlement for Lord McAlpine over Tweet Linking him to Child Sex Abuse Report
Tweeters beware. Lord McAlpine, a retired British politician, has received another libel settlement over tweets wrongly linking him to child…
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Student Editor Plagiarized ‘In as Many as 16’ Articles, Colorado newspaper unpublishes
Colorado Mesa University's "student run newspaper" The Criterion fired a student editor for widespread plagiarism, according to an Oct. 22…
UK Telegraph Admits Quoting from Fake Twitter Account for Libyan PM After iMediaEthics Inquiry
The UK Telegraph has admitted to publishing a tweet from a fake Twitter account for Libyan Prime MInister Ali Zidan,…
Third AP Staffer Fired over Terry McAuliffe Error
The Associated Press fired a third employee over its bogus story claiming Terry McAuliffe lied to federal investigators. As iMediaEthics…
Racist Tweet? Atlanta Journal-Constitution to Print Apology
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution apologized after a racist tweet was posted on its Twitter account.
Scientific American Trouble: How it Handled the ‘Urban Whore’ blogpost
Scientific American has commented again about this month's controversy when it unpublished -- and then re-published -- a blog post…
Police Provided Wrong Photo for Accused Rapist, Oxford Mail Apologizes
The Oxford Mail published a photo of the wrong person with a story about a man who "admitted the firearms…
Two Polls That Ended the Shutdown and May Prevent Another
In the wake of the federal government shutdown, it was clear to most pundits and political leaders that the Republican…
2 Ways Daily Mail Fails to Hide Being Hoaxed By Fake Tweet
The Daily Mail has scrubbed an article to cover up being hoaxed by a fake Twitter account for Libyan prime…
How did Howie Felterbush hoax 14 Gannett news outlets after Zimmerman verdict?
Who is the prankster that fooled more than a dozen Gannett-owned media properties this summer following the George Zimmerman verdict?…