by Sydney Smith on Oct 22, 2010
Iran’s Leader Promotes Citizen Journalism?
Even though citizen journalists were arrested last year after Iran's presidential election, Iranian "spiritual leader and highest authority" Ayatollah Ali...
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by Sydney Smith on Oct 03, 2010
Iranian Blogger Hossein Derakhshan Sentenced to 19+ Years in Prison
The Guardian reported that Iranian blogger Hossein Derakhshan has been sentenced to more than 19 years in prison. Derakhshan "was...
by Rhonda Roland Shearer on Jul 01, 2009
Second Neda Footage Supports Authenticity of Iranian Maytyr’s Death Video
While news about Neda Agha Soltan's tragic death on the streets of Iran evoke global shock and sadness, questions also...
by Rhonda Roland Shearer on Jun 23, 2009
BBC Botches Iranian Rally Caption: Large Crowd Photo of Supporters Mislabeled Protesters
BBC editors write June 19 that they made a caption error two days before--that bloomed into controversy and accusations of biased...
by Rhonda Roland Shearer on Jun 18, 2009
Fake Photo Makes Pro-Ahmadinejad Rally Appear Larger
Gabriel Snyder's blog post on Gawker offers the best report, in StinkyJournalism's view, about the new Iranian fake photo flap....
by Danielle Elliot on Jan 30, 2009
Politico Got Former Senator Hillary Clinton’s Vote Wrong:
A Politico story, "Land Mines Ahead For Hillary", erroneously reported that former Senator Hillary Clinton voted against a 2007 resolution "labeling Iran's...
by iMediaEthics Staff on Aug 08, 2008
Sydney Morning Herald STILL using Iran’s fake photo …a month later
Boy-on-a-Bike writes: "I grabbed this snapshot from the SMH webpage at 6.35am this morning - Sunday 3 August. That photo...
by iMediaEthics Staff on Jul 15, 2008
Little Green Footballs (LGF) on Iran’s previous 2007 Fauxtography scam
From 2007 Little Green Footballs post: "LGF readers tipped me off to a blatant Photoshop fraud at Iran's Fars News...
by iMediaEthics Staff on Jul 11, 2008
“In an Iranian Image, a Missile Too Many”
The Lede's Mike Nizza and Patrick Witty write: "As the above illustration shows, the second missile from the right appears...
by Ashley ODell on Jun 28, 2004
MY SO-CALLED FROG: Was BBC duped by frog-child story?
While at times referring to its subject as a "so-called frog," BBC News reported an Iranian woman gave birth to...