by Sydney Smith on Oct 24, 2013
Third AP Staffer Fired over Terry McAuliffe Error
The Associated Press fired a third employee over its bogus story claiming Terry McAuliffe lied to federal investigators. As iMediaEthics...
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by Sydney Smith on Oct 21, 2013
AP Fires Journalists Bob Lewis, Dena Potter after Error, Claimed McAuliffe Lied to Feds
The Associated Press fired its journalist Bob Lewis over his bogus story about Terry McAuliffe, according to the Huffington Post....
by Sydney Smith on Oct 10, 2013
AP Falsely Accused Virginia Gov. Candidate McAuliffe, Said Lied to Fed Investigator
The Associated Press made a retraction last night after falsely claiming that Terry McAuliffe, who is running for governor of...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 07, 2013
Affordable Care Act or Obamacare? Debate over which term is overused by journalists
National Public Radio's and the Associated Press's standards editors said staff shouldn't overuse the term Obamacare, This announcement comes about...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 02, 2013
AP Re-Publishes Retracted Navy Yard Shootings Pics after Verification
The Associated Press retracted two photos from its coverage of the Navy Yard shootings, only to later re-publish the same...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 18, 2013
3 Media Missteps in Navy Yard Shootings Reporting
The Sept. 16 Navy Yard shooting in Washington D.C., produced a flurry of media missteps, misidentifications, and photojournalism errors. CBS...
by David W. Moore on Sep 10, 2013
7 Polls Show Slim Opening for Obama to Make Case for Air Strikes Against Syria
Seven polls were published on Monday, Sept. 9 about the proposed air strikes against Syria. The polls were sponsored by...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 15, 2013
AP Corrects, Obama’s Gulf Ports Comment Shouldn’t have been Clarified
The Associated Press "wrongly inserted an interpretative phrase in parentheses into a quote by" Barack Obama that changed the meaning...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 05, 2013
AP Guidelines: Don’t Get Info ‘at the expense of someone’s safety’
The Associated Press recommends that its journalists consider the possibility of "danger" in reporting. Using information from social media, especially...
by London Shearer Allen on May 29, 2013
AP Reports 2 of 5 Teens Dead in Car Crash ‘Middle Eastern’ & ‘Obsessed’
Tragedy struck five teens, and their families, over Memorial Day weekend in a Newport Beach, California car crash. But why did...