by Sydney Smith on Jun 04, 2017
Libel Lawsuit over Katie Couric ‘Under the Gun’ Documentary Case Dismissed
A Virginia gun advocate group, the Virginia Citizens Defense League, was "shocked" it lost its $12 million libel lawsuit against...
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by Sydney Smith on Jun 03, 2017
Houston Chronicle, KPRC-TV Fell for Fake Texas Antifa Rally on Facebook, Failed to Fact Check
The Houston Chronicle and local NBC-affiliate KPRC-TV published stories claiming a right-wing group, Texas Antifa, would rally in favor of removing...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 02, 2017
New York Times ‘Plain Wrong’ to End Public Editor Role, says Esther Enkin, ONO president
The Organization of News Ombudsmen, an international organization for news ombudsmen, public editors and standards editors,"deplores" the New York Times'...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 02, 2017
After NYT Public Editor Firing, Will PBS Keep an Ombudsman Now that Michael Getler has Resigned?
Will there be a new ombudsman at PBS? Just days ago, the New York Times eliminated its ombudsman role and...
by Sydney Smith , Rhonda Roland Shearer , Sydney Smith on Jun 01, 2017
‘A Mistake’ to Axe NYTimes Public Editor, Former News Ombuds Director Dvorkin Says
The big media news yesterday was the New York Times' sudden elimination of its public editor position, established in 2003...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 01, 2017
Tiger Woods Mugshot Photoshopped by ESPN? ESPN says just Standard Editing
Did ESPN Photoshop Tiger Woods' mugshot after his DUI arrest? Viewers watching ESPN's SportsCenter saw a cleaner-cut looking Woods than...
by Sydney Smith on May 31, 2017
No More Public Editor at NYTimes, Liz Spayd Out
The New York Times has eliminated its public editor position. The Huffington Post's Michael Calderone reported, based on anonymous sources...
by Sydney Smith on May 31, 2017
Denver Post sportswriter tweeted Japanese win of Indy 500 made him ‘very uncomfortable,’ loses job
The Denver Post fired sportswriter Terry Frei after he tweeted it made him "very uncomfortable" that Japanese driver Takuma Sato won...
by Sydney Smith on May 30, 2017
Corrections Roundup: Is Chewbacca a Wookiee, Sean Spicer ‘In the Bushes’?
iMediaEthics frequently rounds up interesting and amusing corrections. Below, read the latest. 1. Dallas Morning News Corrects 1977 Star Wars...
by Sydney Smith on May 29, 2017
Why so many errors in Center for Public Integrity, USA Today front-page tax reform story?
USA Today posted one doozy of a correction for a front-page story on North Carolina's taxes. In a May 9...