Daily Star Duped: Reported Chilean Mine Turning into Theme Park
The Daily Star published a fake story about the mine which held 33 Chilean miners underground for more than 2…
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Are News Media Polls “Uncannily” Accurate? You Must Be Kidding!
Nate Silver, pictured above in a screenshot detail from a YouTube video, recently called the accuracy of media polling averages…
Food Journalist John Glas Asked for Free Wine, Food–A Media Ethics No-No
Journalists should never accept gifts or favors, ethics codes advise. Food journalists are no exception. But, Lee Svitak Dean wrote for Minnesota's…
Danish Press Council Bans Reporting from Facebook Accounts with Friends Only setting
The Danish Press Council ruled Oct. 13 that journalists can't report information found on private Facebook accounts, global news agency…
Two British Newspapers Apologize for Invasion of Privacy, Inaccurate Information
The Guardian's media writer Roy Greenslade reported Oct. 7 that the Mail on Sunday and the News of the World both…
Sports journalist called ‘Dyke on Bike’ wins against Sunday Times in PCC complaint ruling
The British Press Complaints Commission ruled in favor of a lesbian sports presenter and journalist after a newspaper columnist labeled her…
Miners survived being stuck underground; Now must survive media throng
The 33 Chilean miners who have been stuck underground for more than two months were successfully rescued this week, but…
Web Copyright Battle Continues: Electronic Frontier Foundation Comments on Righthaven-Las Vegas Review-Journal Counterclaim
iMediaEthics has written about the web copyright battle between The Las Vegas Review-Journal and websites that have posted the newspaper's content…
Jewish Standard Takes Step Back from their Same-Sex Wedding Announcement Ban
The Jewish Standard's publisher said the weekly newspaper "may have acted too quickly" earlier this month when it apologized for…
After controversy, S. African Media Co develops anonymous source policy
Earlier this week, iMediaEthics reported that South African newspaper The Herald was accused by a reader of using anonymous sources to…