Award-Winning Photo of ‘Sniper’ was really Staged Pic of Photojournalism Student
Last month, Bag News Notes, self-described as a "progressive site dedicated to visual politics and the analysis of news images," …
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Reuters’ Matthew Keys faces possible 10 years in prison for helping hackers
Reuters deputy social media editor Matthew Keys was charged March 14 "for allegedly conspiring with members of the hacker group…
Trained Gun-Toting Dolphins Gone Missing? Nope, Media Hoaxed by Animal Tale
News outlets, including Russian news agency Ria Novosti and later the Huffington Post and The Atlantic, were hoaxed by a…
What Freedom of Information Request Reveals about NYPost, NYDaily News Reporting
The New York Daily News and New York Post had conflicting reports about a teacher and her alleged affair with…
Boston Newspaper Owner’s Daughter-in-Law running for state senate? Does an Ombudsman fix conflict of interest?
The Dorchester Reporter has hired a temporary ombudsman tasked to "review" the weekly Boston newspaper's reporting on a specific election…
Why the ABC/Washington Post Poll on the Sequester is Really ‘Deeply Misleading’
Last week I blogged about the ABC/Washington Post poll on the sequester, citing with approval Matthew Yglesias’ characterization of the…
Was Times of London Hoaxed by French Satire story on Qatar Dream Football League?
The Times of London denied that it was hoaxed by a French satire article, but the evidence against the paper…
NY Daily News vs. NY Post Fact Wars? Was teacher impregnated by 17- or 18-year-old student?
iMediaEthics finds it frustrating that New York daily tabloids frequently present glaring contradictory facts that are rarely corrected. As an…
Fake Neanderthal Clone Baby Story Still Out There? When will Media Admit Error
Fox News has owned up and disclosed to readers that it included bad information in a Jan. 21 post about…
NYPost Photoshops Front Page Photo of ‘Cannibal Cop’ Gilberto Valle, Discloses in Tiny Print
Is the New York Post's front-page photo a fake? Yes, at least in part. However, unless you took a magnifying glass…