by Sydney Smith on Dec 17, 2017
Charlie Sheen suing National Enquirer over Corey Haim sex claims
The National Enquirer claimed actor Charlie Sheen raped the late actor Corey Haim when Haim was 13 years old and...
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by Sydney Smith on Dec 16, 2017
After Geoffrey Rush sues newspaper, Australian arts website backs down from its own reporting on the actor
The Australian Telegraph newspaper recently reported that the Academy Award-winning actor Geoffrey Rush was accused of "inappropriate behavior," without specifying whether...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 15, 2017
Was Black Lives Matter’s DeRay Mckesson ‘directing the violence’ at protests? Sues Fox News’ Jeanine Pirro
DeRay Mckesson, head of Black Lives Matter, is suing Fox News and host Jeanine Pirro after she claimed he called...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 14, 2017
Sexual Misconduct Allegations Roundup: The New Yorker’s Ryan Lizza Fired, Radio host Tom Ashbrook Suspended, & More
In the past few months, many members of media outlets, including Tavis Smiley, Charlie Rose, Matt Lauer and Garrison Keillor,...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 14, 2017
10 Most Read iMediaEthics Stories from 2017
iMediaEthics' most read stories published in 2017 are included below. Nearly half of our ten most read stories had to...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 13, 2017
Tavis Smiley suspended by PBS after misconduct allegations
Tavis Smiley, the host of his own half-hour interview program distributed by the Public Broadcasting Service, was suspended after allegations...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 13, 2017
What gets a correction? Guardian readers editor lists 6 considerations
Correction or clarification? The UK Guardian readers' editor Paul Chadwick explained in a recent column how the newspaper decides what...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 12, 2017
Geoffrey Rush suing Australian newspaper for ‘inappropriate behavior’ claim
The Australian Daily Telegraph reported, in their Nov. 30 edition, that actor Geoffrey Rush had been accused of "inappropriate behavior."...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 11, 2017
NPR’s Blue Apron Cookbook Segment wasn’t a Sponsored Story, Ombuds says
Was an NPR holiday cooking segment featuring a Blue Apron cookbook paid for by Blue Apron? Listeners thought so, NPR's...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 10, 2017
Student newspaper retracts published letter to editor from anti-LGBT group founder
The Miami Student unpublished a letter to the editor after it learned the author of the letter is affiliated with an...