by Sydney Smith on Oct 15, 2013
Fox News’ Anna Kooiman Corrects Muslim Museum Story,’We made a bad mistake’
Fox News held true to its promise to make an on-air correction for wrongly reporting that President Obama was personally...
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by Sydney Smith on Oct 15, 2013
‘Urban Whore’ Blogpost: Scientific American Unpublished, Re-published, Biology-Online editor fired
Biology-Online fired an editor who blogged under the name "Ofek" for calling Scientific American blogger Danielle N. Lee an "urban...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 11, 2013
After 1 Month Suspension for Attribution Problems, Richard & Linda Eyre Column back at Deseret News
After a month-long suspension from writing because of plagiarism, Linda and Richard Eyre's column for the Deseret News was re-instated...
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 09, 2013
‘I Failed,’ Says Deseret News Intern, 40 of 76 Stories had Sloppy Attribution
The Deseret News admitted yesterday that 40 stories by summer intern Michael Smith featured a "lack of proper attribution" after...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 08, 2013
Obama to Personally Fund Muslim Museum? Fox News Hoaxed by Shutdown Satire, Will Correct on Saturday
Fox News was hoaxed by a satire story claiming President Barack Obama was going to "pay out his own pocket...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 08, 2013
40 Stories in Deseret News with improper attribution, Intern fail prompts investigation
The Deseret News investigated summer intern Michael Smith's writing after iMediaEthics alerted the Utah-based daily newspaper to attribution issues in...
by David W. Moore on Oct 08, 2013
Republicans Getting More Blame for Shutdown Than Democrats – But Not By Much
Two new polls suggest Republicans are more likely than President Obama and the Democrats to be blamed by the American...
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 07, 2013
Plagiarism or Bad Aggregation? Deseret News Adds Editor’s Note After iMediaEthics Inquiry
After iMediaEthics flagged a July 3 article that lifted and in some cases plagiarized from the Washington Examiner, The Deseret News...