by Sydney Smith on Dec 15, 2016
Kim Kardashian West scores 3 Retractions over Marquette King Affair Stories
Three sites have published retractions after reporting claims that Kim Kardashian West was cheating on her husband, Kanye West, with...
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by Sydney Smith on Apr 15, 2015
Kim Kardashian Photoshopped out by Ultra-Orthodox Site b/c she’s ‘Pornographic’
Orthodox Jewish news site Kikar HaShabbat Photoshopped two photos to cover up Kim Kardashian because she is a "pornographic symbol,"...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 29, 2014
8 Best New York Times Corrections in 2014
In compiling our year-end corrections round-up, we realized many of our favorites this year came from the newspaper of record....
by Sydney Smith on Nov 24, 2014
NYTimes duped by fake Kanye West Kim Kardashian butt quotes
The New York Times published fake quotes attributed to Kanye West about his and Kim Kardashian's butts after being duped...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 23, 2013
iMediaEthics Ten Top Read Media Ethics Stories of 2013
Below, check out iMediaEthics ten most read stories published in 2013. 10. Nelson Mandela NOT Dead, Germany's Deutsche-Welle Wrong...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 11, 2013
Kanye West Responds to Hoax Nelson Mandela Story, UK Zambians also Published Fake Interview
iMediaEthics also found another media outlet hookwinked by US satire website Daily Currant's report claiming that Kanye West said he...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 07, 2013
2 African News Sites Hoaxed by Kanye West, Nelson Mandela Satire Article
Two African news outlets were hoaxed by a Daily Currant satire story claiming that Kanye West said he would be...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 06, 2012
Gawker’s Seth Abramovitch Fired for Post with Racial Slur
Gawker's Seth Abramovitch was fired Jan. 5 after his blogpost about rapper Kanye West's tweets, the New York Observer reported....
by Sydney Smith on Dec 15, 2010
Music Critic Accused Musician of Plagiarizing Kanye West Review
Music critic Craig Mathieson accused bassist Andy Clemmensen of plagiarizing part of his review on Kanye West's album, ABC.net.au reported. Mathiseon...
by Ji Hyun Lee on Oct 07, 2009
Jackass Kanye? “Presidents are never off-the-record” Poynter professors say
Recently, we ran a story detailing The Poynter Institute’s response to a leaked tweet by ABC News anchor Terry Moran...