by Rhonda Roland Shearer on Aug 26, 2006
You thought you were having a difficult day?
New York City, August 21, 2006: I called the FDNY and found out last night that it was Engine 326...
Daily Media Pick
by David Friedlander on Jul 27, 2005
Self-Correcting News Network: CNN’s Sept. 11 Errors
Editors at CNN.com were lightning quick to correct the errors in two 2004 Phil Hirschkorn articles, "9/11 families to hear...
by David Friedlander on Jul 20, 2005
Are September 11 Hijackers Counted As Victims?
Phil Hirschkorn, in his two 2004 CNN.com articles, propagates an incorrect count of victims onboard the four planes hijacked on...
by Ashley ODell , Rhonda Roland Shearer on Jul 01, 2004
Even a Frog will Kick the BBC: Iranian Woman didn’t have a frog baby
On June 27, 2004, the BBC reported on an Iranian woman who gave birth to a frog. Its frog baby...
by Ashley ODell on Jun 28, 2004
MY SO-CALLED FROG: Was BBC duped by frog-child story?
While at times referring to its subject as a "so-called frog," BBC News reported an Iranian woman gave birth to...
by Ashley ODell on Jun 04, 2004
MSNBC, Miami Herald Zap Wrong “Fly”
Jeanette Walls of MSNBC.com reported yesterday on a tiff between actor Tom Cruise and a blog. "Lawyers for actor Tom...
by iMediaEthics Staff on Jun 03, 2004
AP Meteor Crash Report Was a Hoax
Associated Press editors were forced to retract an earlier report that a meteorite might have hit near Olympia, Wash., this...
by Eli Varenberg on May 28, 2004
NY Daily News Reporter Michele McPhee Won’t Admit Her Mistake
The Wall Street Journal's Glossary of Terms defines a rowback as, “A story that attempts to correct a previous story...
by Ashley ODell on May 25, 2004
EDITORIAL: Hunter S. Thompson went too far
"It was a risky thing to say, but so what?" Gonzo journalist and Nixon nemesis Hunter S. Thompson, famous for...
by Eli Varenberg on May 24, 2004
The 2004 State of the Press Address
The newly released 2004 State of The News Media 2004 Journalist Survey, a project of the Pew Research Center for...