Linguist Calls Media’s Use of Terms “Illegals,” “Undocumented” Partisan
How should journalists write about people who are in a country without legal certification to be there? What terms are…
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Patch Website Apologizes for Plagiarism
A Patch website has apologized for plagiarizing text from online news site VentureBeat, Media Bistro's Fishbowl LA reported. Patch is…
BBC Jody McIntyre Interview Receives 420 Complaints but no Investigation by Regulator
A British communications regulator won't be investigating a BBC interview that drew 420 complaints, Journalism.co.uk reported. Despite the high number of…
New York Times Compares Jon Stewart to Edward R. Murrow
The New York Times questioned if comedian Jon Stewart is "the modern-day equivalent of Edward R. Murrow." The Times called Stewart's…
Ohio Judge Shirley Strickland Saffold Not Suing Plain Dealer Anymore
As iMediaEthics previously reported, Ohio judge Shirley Strickland Saffold filed a $50 million lawsuit after the Cleveland Plain Dealer outed her…
Danish Newspaper Jyllands-Posten Almost Attacked?
Three men are being held in custody in relation to an attempted terrorist plot against a Danish newspaper, Radio Free…
AP Smack Down of NYT’s Definitive Gulf Oil Spill Report
Associated Press reporter Harry Weber slammed the New York Times for its Dec. 25 story about the now infamous Deepwater Horizon…
NPR Corrects Number of WikiLeaks’ Cables Leaked After Reader Complaints
National Public Radio and other news outlets "inflated" the number of diplomatic cables published by WikiLeaks, NPR's ombudsman, Alicia Shepard, explained…
The Sun Admits Publishing Fake Story about Al-Qaeda Threats
The Sun fessed up to publishing a fake story on its front page earlier this month, Roy Greenslade reported in…
ESPN Anchor Will Selva Suspended After Plagiarizing Newspaper Columnist
ESPN anchor Will Selva was suspended after being called out for plagiarism, according to NBA Fanhouse. Selva apologized yesterday after an…