by Sydney Smith on Jan 17, 2019
Australia’s Network 10 Uses Pic of Wrong Family with Dead Dad Story
This type of mistake happens all too often. Just a few weeks ago, iMediaEthics collected noteworthy examples of media outlets...
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by Sydney Smith on Jan 16, 2019
NBC News: Don’t call Steve King’s comments racist. Wait, no you can
NBC News staff were told not to call Rep. Steve King (R-IA) "racist" in news stories, the Huffington Post reported....
by Sydney Smith on Jan 15, 2019
South Africa site falls for fake Zuma fiancee Twitter
South Africa's News 24 fell for a fake Twitter account posing as the fiancee of former president Jacob Zuma. News...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 15, 2019
Toronto Star published 1197 corrections in 2018
The Toronto Star published 1,197 corrections in 2018, Star public editor Kathy English reported. "In 2018, the Star published 1,197...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 14, 2019
Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson says ‘snowflake generation’ interview is fake
Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson accused the Daily Star of publishing a fake interview with him. The Star article claimed the...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 13, 2019
Corrections: Far Side of the Moon Pictures, Committee to Project Journalists?
We're barely into 2019, but we already have some entertaining and noteworthy media corrections to flag. 1.We've seen pictures of...
by Sydney Smith , Sydney Smith on Jan 12, 2019
Financial Times news service deletes Les Moonves quotes, Moonves denies interview
The Financial Times' news service, Agenda, retracted quotes from an alleged interview with ousted CBS CEO Les Moonves, who was...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 11, 2019
Associated Press’s Trump fact check tweet said shutdown ‘takes two to tango’
The Associated Press seemingly equivocated with an "AP Fact Check" tweet about Pres. Donald Trump's Jan. 8 Oval Office address....
by Sydney Smith , Sydney Smith on Jan 11, 2019
Daily Caller corrects Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez nude selfie headline
Conservative news site the Daily Caller published an article about fake naked pictures of the recently inaugurated Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 10, 2019
SB Nation reporter tweeted Kyler Murray that she ‘wont care a bit when’ you’re ‘critically injured’
SB Nation's Athletics Nation, a site focused on the Oakland Athletics baseball team, fired reporter Jen Rainwater after she personally...