by Sydney Smith on May 17, 2013
iMediaEthics Nominated as Finalist in Online Media Awards
iMediaEthics is pleased to report that we were named this week as a finalist in the 2013 Online Media Awards...
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by Sydney Smith on May 16, 2013
Toronto Star’s Front-Page Apology 1st in 18 Years, Story was ‘Entirely Wrong,’ Public Editor Says
For the first time in 18 years, the Toronto Star had to run a front-page apology after wrongly saying that...
by Sydney Smith on May 15, 2013
Sports Reporter Fired after ‘Tremendous Amount of Sex’ Freudian Slip
Comcast SportsNet Chicago fired sports reporter Susannah Collins earlier this month, according to the sports media website Sherman Report. The...
by Sydney Smith on May 15, 2013
CNN Covers Up Error in Cleveland Kidnappings Case: Amanda Berry NOT Ariel Castro’s Daughter’s Best Friend
CNN's Michael Martinez made an error in his May 12 story on the Cleveland kidnappings case and suspect Ariel Castro. ...
by Sydney Smith on May 14, 2013
South Korean News Denies Photoshop of Obama, Park Geun-hye, Admits to failed caption
South Korean news organization Yonhap News Agency published a strange side-by-side image of South Korean President Park Geun-hye with President...
by Sydney Smith on May 13, 2013
Did Egyptian Newspaper Publish Fake Interview with Hosni Mubarak? Lawyer Says ‘Whole Interview is a Lie’
Former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak's lawyer accused newspaper al-Watan of publishing a fake interview with Mubarak. Al-Watan reporter Mohammad Al...
by Sydney Smith on May 12, 2013
BBC’s Interview with Anonymous Gambling Addict Source Wasn’t so Anonymous, Used his Real Voice, UK Regulator Calls out Invasion of Privacy
The BBC promised to give a "gambling addict" anonymity if he would be interviewed by the network's Panorama program for...
by Sydney Smith on May 11, 2013
Why Journalists Shouldn’t Say ‘Shark-infested Waters,’ Guardian Readers Editor Explains
The term "shark-infested waters" is an inaccurate cliche, the Guardian readers' editor Chris Elliott argued in a May 5 column....
by Sydney Smith on May 11, 2013
Cleveland ‘Hero’ Charles Ramsey’s Criminal Past Highlighted, ABC Affiliate says ‘Sorry’
Cleveland ABC-affiliate WEWS (NewsNet 5) unpublished an article and apologized for its "poor judgment call" in reporting on the criminal...
by Sydney Smith on May 10, 2013
Student Newspaper Defends Anonymous Source Use in Adderall Story as ‘Public Health Issue’
The University of Portland's [Oregon] student newspaper The Beacon offered an example of transparency to readers last month. In a...