by Sydney Smith on Feb 16, 2015
President Obama not sexual assault suspect, San Diego TV news apologizes
Fox 5 San Diego wrongly suggested that Barack Obama had been a sexual assault suspect. The television station, KSWB, showed...
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by Sydney Smith on Dec 05, 2014
Fatal Accident Victim name in U-T San Diego upsets reader
Daily newspaper U-T San Diego defended publishing the identifies of those killed in auto accidents after a reader complained. The...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 31, 2014
Fake Boko Haram comment by Sandra Fluke dupes Rabbi, San Diego Jewish World
San Diego Jewish World published fake quotes purportedly from an interview by National Public Radio with Sandra Fluke. The author...
by Sydney Smith on May 09, 2014
Shark!…Never Mind: Why San Diego TV news aired fake shark photo
So how did a fake shark image make it onto the TV news in a major U.S. city? Last month,...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 12, 2013
San Diego Fox-affiliate Mixes up Joe DiMaggio with Murder Suspect, Quickly Corrects after iMediaEthics Inquiry
Fox 5 San Diego mis-identified kidnapping and murder suspect James DiMaggio as Joe DiMaggio, according to Jim Romenesko. James Lee...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 28, 2011
‘Cheerleader Journalism’ at San Diego Newspaper? Editor Explains How CEO’s Call Affects Newsroom
The owner and CEO of the San Diego Union-Tribune defended their call for the newspaper be a "cheerleader" for San...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 16, 2011
California Students Complain that Student Newspaper the Koala Harasses
StinkyJournalism wrote in February about student-run newspaper the Koala, which published a graphic doctored photo and headline criticizing a student. ...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 11, 2011
Student Press Law Center Explains 1st Amendment As Applies to UCSD Koala
As iMediaEthics previously reported, a University of California San Diego student may sue a student humor publication, The Koala over its...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 27, 2011
UCSD Student Satire Publication May be Sued over Doctored Photo
University of California San Diego student humor publication The Koala labeled a "female student government representative a 'fat wh-re' in...