UK Sunday Times to Lance Armstrong: Pay Us Back Our $1.5 million
Six years ago, Lance Armstrong won a libel lawsuit after the UK Sunday Times over its accusations he took performance-enhancing…
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Is Stealing an Idea Plagiarism?
Norman P. Lewis, assistant professor in journalism for University of Florida, writes about a lesser-known form of plagiarism in his…
Toronto Star Counted 695 Corrections this year
The Toronto Star averaged close to two corrections a day this year. Star public editor Kathy English told iMediaEthics that…
NY’s Journal News IDs Gun Permit Owners, Defends Invasion of Privacy as ‘Important’
Igniting much controversy, the White Plains Journal News, a daily newspaper in White Plains, N.Y., published a list and map detailing…
Hoaxes, Fake Quotes & Fake Stories: Best of 2012
10) CNBC hoaxed by email interview about NBA Escorts Seven months after his story claiming escort services were financially suffering…
Banning Semi-Automatic Weapons – Why Do Three Polls Report Conflicting Responses?
Three recent polls show how convoluted the debate can become over what the public thinks about banning semi-automatic weapons. All…
iMediaEthics’ Most Popular Stories of 2012
Check out iMediaEthics' most popular stories published this year. Ranking was determined based on unique visits as measured by Google…
NYPost Hoaxed by Fake Ryan Lanza Facebook, Huffington Post Unpublishes
The New York Post was tricked by a fake Facebook page for Ryan Lanza, the brother of the Adam Lanza, the…
2012: 10 Worst Plagiarism and Attribution Cases
10) Fox News Lifts Atlantic Wire Dolphin Story Fox News rewrote without credit an Atlantic Wire article on dolphins earlier…
10 Best Corrections and Errors of 2012
10) New York Times corrects the number of people on Xanax A January correction from the New York Times…