by Sydney Smith on Dec 13, 2012
Source lies to Globe & Mail, Facebook ‘Man on the Street’ Interviews can Backfire
The Globe and Mail was tricked in an online interview, highlighting yet again the dangers of using social media for...
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by Sydney Smith on Dec 12, 2012
Mystery of the missing Sydney Morning Herald column: Plagiarist Apologizes
The Sydney Morning Herald suspended columnist Dr. Tanveer Ahmed earlier this year amidst plagiarism accusations, as iMediaEthics wrote in September....
by Sydney Smith on Dec 11, 2012
After Hoax Kate Middleton Hospital Call, 2Day FM’s Axes Show, Suspends ‘Prank’ Calls, Reviews Practices
Mel Greig and Michael Christian of 2Day FM -- the Australian DJs who prank-called Kate Middleton's hospital posing as Queen...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 09, 2012
MSNBC Removes ‘Joke’ Calling Lindsey Graham a Woman
MSNBC edited a guest's joke calling U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham a woman from its "re-air" of Nov. 28's Morning Joe...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 09, 2012
Daily Mail Wrongly Says Man Dead, Calls it a ‘Simple Misunderstanding’
When a newspaper mistakenly reports the death of a person who is still alive, a prominent correction, at the very...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 09, 2012
Tampa Bay Times Defends Reporting after Source Kills Herself
The Tampa Bay Times defended and explained its reporting after a story became national news because its source, Gretchen Molannen,...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 08, 2012
Kate Middleton, UK Queen Radio Prank gone wrong, then very wrong, Nurse’s suicide?
Fall out from a now high-profile prank phone call from an Australian shock jock radio program has led to two...
by London Shearer Allen on Dec 08, 2012
Zimmerman Sues NBC News over Doctored 911 Calls, Fires Staff but Does Not Say ‘Sorry’
Your mother always told you that saying sorry can repair a lot of damage. NBC apparently forgot this important lesson. Lawyers...
by London Shearer Allen on Dec 07, 2012
Measuring Subway Platform Discredits NY Post Abbasi Subway Photo Tale
Story Highlights Abbasi was closer to the incident than he claimed Abbasi was not running when he was taking pictures...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 07, 2012
Veteran Cape Cod Times Reporter Faked Sources, Editors ‘Heartbroken,’ Start Better Supervision
After finding out one its longtime reporters, Karen Jeffrey, had used fake sources in at least 34 of her stories,...