Northern Echo called birthday party ‘booze-fuelled orgy’
The Northern Echo wrongly claimed a woman's 40th birthday party dinner in Saltburn-by-the-Sea was a "booze-fuelled orgy with sex toys…
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Dover Express met ‘Significant Public Interest’ in Reporting Death of Child
The Independent Press Standards Organisation, the UK press regulator, ruled that The Dover Express did not violate press standards by identifying a child…
Brazilian soccer player Roberto Carlos didn’t use performance enhancing drugs, Mail apologizes and pays
The Mail on Sunday claimed retired Brazilian soccer star Roberto Carlos used performance enhancing drugs during his playing career. But,…
News & Observer found 14 cases of ‘plagiarism or inadequate attribution’
The News & Observer, a McClatchy-owned newspaper in Raleigh, N.C., said it was "part[ing] ways" with longtime staff writer Anne…
Financial Times retracts Russian CEO nepotism claim
The Financial Times claimed Russian Direct Investment Fund CEO Kirill Dmitriev got his job through nepotism and friendship with Vladimir…
BBC invaded Sir Cliff Richard privacy, must pay £210K
The BBC must pay rock 'n' roll singer Sir Cliff Richard £210,000 after reporting he was being investigated for child sexual…
Corrections: 8K or 800 Cannabis Deaths? When did that Volcano Erupt?
iMediaEthics's latest roundup of corrections starts below: The Toronto Star corrected a June 27 story by The Canadian Press, a…
What the Generic Ballot Does – and Doesn’t – Tell Us About the 2018 Midterm Elections
It seems that all political eyes these days are focused on the generic ballot, which should provide the inquiring –…
Alex Salmond’s RT show misled with Tweet Questions from People Affiliated with Show or HIm
A television viewer complained that Alex Salmond, the former First Minister of Scotland, "invented tweets presented as real from viewers…
LA Times ordered to delete information from article, appealing federal ruling
The Los Angeles Times was ordered by a federal judge, U.S. District Judge John Walter, to delete information from an…