by Sydney Smith on Sep 10, 2019
NZ News Outlet doesn’t have to publish anti-vaccine content
New Zealand's largest news site Stuff doesn't have to publish anti-vaccine content, the New Zealand Media Council said. The media...
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by Sydney Smith on Feb 13, 2015
Toronto Star admits Anti-Vaccine story ‘alarmist,’ Public editor Asks Why Story was published
Why did The Toronto Star publish an investigation questioning the HPV vaccine Gardasil, public editor Kathy English asked in her...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 19, 2011
Mediaite Criticizes Journalists who Let Bachmann HPV Vaccine Error Go Unchecked
Michele Bachmann's inaccurate statement that "the HPV vaccine is 'dangerous'" has been called out by "fact-check segments," but at least...
by Molika Ashford on Feb 02, 2010
Vaccine Libel Suit Challenges Another Science Journalist
Libel law is a vital tool for protecting people from the harm of journalism gone wrong. Recently, however, some experts...
by Molika Ashford on Dec 27, 2009
Reporting Contested Science: The same H1N1 vaccine data yields two conclusions
Sometimes disagreements over media coverage of science and medicine hinge on one side taking the “side of science” and the...
by Molika Ashford on Dec 15, 2009
Minnesota Journalist Frustrated that Media Still Report Junk Science
In a December 8 commentary on Minnesota Public Radio’s online news site, Haddayr Copley-Woods, a journalist and blogger posed the...
by Molika Ashford on Nov 06, 2009
The Case of Amy Wallace: Accurate Vaccine Reporting Inspires Misogynistic Attacks, Threats
iMediaEthics has been working to critique and correct bad vaccine reporting this fall flu season. But this time, instead of...