by Sydney Smith on Jun 26, 2012
WaPo Ombuds Dismisses Complaints by Mitt Romney Campaign
Mitt Romney's presidential election campaign outlined a series of complaints about the Washington Post's reporting, the newspaper's ombudsman reported June...
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by Sydney Smith on Jun 26, 2012
Connecticut SPJ Issues Statement on Paresh Jha
As we wrote yesterday, Connecticut-based newspaper New Canaan News apologized after revealing its reporter Paresh Jha fabricated content found in at...
by David W. Moore on Jun 25, 2012
iMediaEthics Poll on Same-Sex Marriage: Methodology Statement & Topline
SurveyUSA interviewed 893 adults nationwide, Monday 06/04/12 through Wednesday 06/06/12. Research conceptualized and commissioned by iMediaEthics.org. Adults reachable on a...
by Andy Sternberg , David W. Moore on Jun 25, 2012
7 in 10 Americans ‘Not Upset’ with Gay Marriage, New iMediaEthics Poll Finds
STORY HIGHLIGHTS : Most media polls, using a forced-choice question (which doesn’t measure non-opinion or intensity of opinion), find a...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 25, 2012
New Straits Times Apologizes, Retracts
Malaysian newspaper The New Straits Times issued a "retraction and apology" to Karpal Singh over a June 14 article claiming...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 25, 2012
Pacific Freedom Forum Calls Samoa Observer Unethical for Topless Photo of Teen
The Pacific Freedom Forum called out the Samoa Observer for publishing online and on the newspaper's front page a topless...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 25, 2012
Fact Check Claims of Superlatives, Public Editor Reminds
The Toronto Star's public editor Kathy English highlighted the importance of being careful with superlatives like the "first, only, most,...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 25, 2012
Tennessee Newspaper Photoshops Political Candidates
The Murfreesboro Post used Photoshop to edit in a photo of politician U.S. Rep. Diane Black in a photo of...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 25, 2012
Connecticut Newspaper Apologizes for Fabrication, Fires Reporter
Connecticut's New Canaan News fired reporter Paresh Jha for making up "quotations and sources" and apologized for the "gross violation...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 24, 2012
Fake Ottawa Citizen Retraction, Phony NYT Press Releases Circulate
At least three fake press releases, including one that was a fake retraction of an Ottawa Citizen article about artist...