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Mail Online published murder crime scene video, showed murder victim

The Mail Online published a video showing a murder crime scene and a murder victim surrounded by blood. That, one…

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Best Practices for Reporting on Suicide: Recent Case Studies after Parkland, Sandy Hook deaths

Suicide has been in the news cycle this week with the deaths of two teenagers who survived the Parkland High…

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NY Daily News’ Jayme Closs Kidnapper Article is insensitive

The New York Daily News crossed decency lines with an article sympathetic to the kidnapper of 13-year-old Jayme Closs. Closs…

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Fundamental Errors with USA Today poll claiming “Half of Americans say Trump is victim of ‘witch hunt’”

Earlier this week, a new USA Today/Suffolk University poll made big claims about the Mueller investigation, President Trump's "witch hunt"…

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Mika Brzezinski apologizes on air for ‘dictator butt boy’ comment

MSNBC's Mika Brzezinski apologized on air this morning for calling Secretary of State Mike Pompeo a "wannabe dictator's butt-boy."  "I…

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Houston Chronicle: 122 Sources can’t be found, 8 Mike Ward stories retracted

The Houston Chronicle completed its review of former reporter Mike Ward's work. In it, the newspaper revealed that it couldn't…

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Megyn Kelly’s on-air apology for blackface comments: ‘I was wrong & I am sorry’

Megyn Kelly apologized on air this morning for seemingly justifying wearing blackface in Halloween costumes. As iMediaEthics reported yesterday, Kelly…

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AP deletes tweet calling Honduran migrants ‘ragged, growing army’

The Associated Press referred to the large group of Honduran migrants moving through Central America as a "ragged, growing army."…

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New Guidance for Reporting on Sex Crimes

There is new guidance for reporting on sexual offenses in the UK. That guidance came from the UK press regulator…

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Woman’s Own admits Denise Welch Diva Demands were False

UK women's weekly magazine Woman's Own accused actress and TV host Denise Welch of having "diva demands" and claimed other…

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