Harper’s Tricked by Satire Fake News Story about ‘Visual Allergies’ Lawsuit?
Harper's Magazine has owned up to being tricked by a satire story by releasing corrections online, in print, and on…
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El Pais Retracts Fake Photo of Hugo Chavez, Apologizes
Daily Spanish newspaper El Pais ran a fake photo of Venezuelan president Hugo Chávez on its front page and briefly…
‘More women than James Bond’? Fake Roger Moore Interview Hoax, UK Newspaper pays damages
Newspaper The Sunday People apologized and announced it's paying Roger Moore "damages and legal costs" after its touted September interview with…
800 Complaints to the PCC, the Observer’s Transgender Column ‘Should Not Have Been Published’
A controversial column on transgender people that ran in The Observer and was later removed from its website has led to an…
New NPR guidelines say Don’t Call Obama ‘Mr’ after bias complaints
National Public Radio updated its stylebook guidelines for the President of the United States Jan. 17 after complaints of bias,…
EVENT: Why is Sports Media Dominated by Men? Media Ethics Forum at Loyola Marymount University
Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles is holding a forum on "Media Ethics and Social Responsibility" according to an event…
Journal News Caves, Gun Permit Map No Longer Shows IDs
The Journal News' may be making face-saving excuses about why it took down identifications of gun permit holders but its…
The Atlantic Takes $ from Scientology for Advertorial that Looked Just Like Real Article with Comments Section
The Atlantic apologized this week and unpublished a Jan. 14 advertorial promoting Scientology. The advertorial -- an article in the…
No criminal charges for NBC Gregory for 30-round gun magazine show n’ tell, Warned not to do it again,
After NBC's David Gregory showed a "30-round gun magazine" last month on Meet the Press, there was some debate and…
Chicago Tribune Criticized for ‘Book of Mormon’ Advertising Wrap-around
The Chicago Tribune's advertisement for a stage production of The Book of Mormon drew criticism from at least one reader for…