by Sydney Smith on Dec 26, 2014
Top 10 Errors & Corrections from 2014
Below, check out iMediaEthics' top ten corrections and errors in the media this past year. 10. George Clooney's Mother-in-Law NOT...
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by Sydney Smith on Oct 16, 2014
NPR sidesteps full ban on term ‘Redskins’
National Public Radio said it won't ban the name of the NFL team the Washington Redskins from broadcasts or publication....
by David W. Moore on Oct 14, 2014
Can Two Wrong Polls Make A Right? Core Curriculum Polls Create Opinions
Recently NPR reported on the results of two different national polls on the American public’s views toward the new Common...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 04, 2014
What’s up now with NPR’s Ombudsman Position?
Edward Schumacher-Matos's term as NPR ombudsman was supposed to end this summer but it has been extended through September while...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 30, 2014
NPR Reports Hundreds of Children Buried in Irish Septic Tank, Posts Correction
Gore creates clicks; never mind if it's not fact checked. Hundreds of children were not discovered buried in a mass...
by Sydney Smith on May 19, 2014
Texas Public Radio Retracts, Man Lied about Iraq Service
Texas Public Radio aired a hoax story last week after a man named Victor Martinez lied to them about his...
by London Shearer Allen on Jan 25, 2014
Rabid Russian Cannibal Rats Invading the UK on a Ghost Ship?!
We have all heard of Snakes on A Plane (best worst movie ever) but the newest threat to Britain may...
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 Aug 27, 2013
Which Media Outlets will call Bradley Manning Chelsea?
Bradley Manning, recently convicted of and sentenced for leaking classified documents to WikiLeaks, announced last week that he wants to...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 28, 2013
NPR Hacked by Syrian Electronic Army, Says it’s made ‘Necessary Corrections’
The Syrian Electronic Army has hacked another news site. In recent months the group has hacked BBC Twitter accounts, the...