by Danielle Mastropiero on May 11, 2009
Fatal! Raccoon-Transmitted Infection! Not Enough Info in NYDaily News Story
A recent article by the New York Daily News on a little-known disease spread by raccoons left some readers rabid...
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by Rhonda Roland Shearer on May 08, 2009
Student Duped Media Using Wikipedia to Test Accuracy…
AFP reports "An Irish student's fake quote on the Wikipedia online encyclopedia has been used in newspaper obituaries around the...
by Rhonda Roland Shearer on May 07, 2009
WorldNetDaily: ‘Rape Pictures’ purporting to depict U.S. troops assaulting Iraqi women, actually taken from porn sites
WorldNetDaily (WND) published an exclusive report: "Bogus GI rape photos used as Arab propaganda" (05/04/04). They reveal in their report...
by Rhonda Roland Shearer on May 05, 2009
Media Ethics Cases in TV Land?
PopMatters.com reports that The IFC Media Project is starting its second season on May 3rd. The host is Gideon Yago....
by Rhonda Roland Shearer on May 04, 2009
In Chicago Tribune Newsroom: Is Marketing Dept Calling Shots ?
The Associated Press (AP) reports that 55 writers and editors from the Chicago Tribune sent, what amounts to, a protest...
by Rhonda Roland Shearer on Apr 30, 2009
In ForeignPolicy.com: Papua New Guineans Are Depicted Wearing War-Paint and Carrying Arrows While Filing Serious Lawsuit
UPDATE: 5/1/2009: ForeignPolicy.com, without comment, removed the offensive image shown above from its article . StinkyJournalism informed FP that long-time...
by Danielle Mastropiero on Apr 29, 2009
NY Daily News’ Skin Cream Story Sounds like Informercial
The New York Daily News' coverage of a new beauty product skin cream read more like a spam e-mail than...
by Danielle Mastropiero on Apr 28, 2009
Washingtonian’s Fake Obama Picture Called “Unethical”
A recent Washingtonian magazine cover featuring a photoshopped picture of President Barack Obama has some bloggers and commentators up in...
by Rhonda Roland Shearer on Apr 27, 2009
USA Weekend: Get Smart
The print version of USA Weekend promised an article on its front cover. It really looked good. The title, "MoneySmart:...
by Danielle Mastropiero on Apr 24, 2009
Photoshopped Images by Klavs Bo Christensen Booted From Press Photo Contest
A recent decision by a panel of judges to disqualify a Danish photojournalist from a photography contest due to excessive...