by Sydney Smith on Aug 25, 2013
Virginia News Leader Says Sorry for F-Word in Accuweather Kid’s Caption
Gannett-owned The News Leader apologized August 19 for publishing the f-word in its "print weather package." According to the apology...
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by David W. Moore on Aug 22, 2013
Democratic Pollster Discovers Ignorant Republicans who think Katrina is Obama’s Fault
Talking Points Memo (TPM) recently reported on a new poll by a Democratic pollster suggesting most Louisiana Republicans are either...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 02, 2013
India News Express Reporter Fired for Sitting on Flood Victim’s Shoulders in TV Segment
India's News Express fired its reporter Narayan Pargaien for "sitting on the shoulder of a man while reporting in Uttarakhand...
by Sydney Smith on May 01, 2013
National Weather Service: ‘Look out for fake weather pics!’
A fake photo purportedly showing a huge supercell thunderstorm cloud over Lawton, Oklahoma has been circulating on social media, the...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 16, 2012
Top 10 Photo Fails: 2012’s Wrong & Fake Photos
10) The Sunday Times Runs 2008 Doctored Photo in 2012 [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="465"] (Credit: Sunday Times, screenshot)[/caption] In July, the...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 20, 2012
Ohio Morning Meteorologist Suing Chief Meteorologist for Libel
An Ohio meteorologist is suing another meteorologist at his station, NBC-affiliate WCMH, for libel, according to the Columbus Dispatch. Morning...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 06, 2012
More Sandy Errors: NYPost Unpublishes Anonymously-Sourced Sandy Story, NYT Corrects Live Blog on New Jersey Rules for Getting Gas
The story was sourced to unnamed "City Hall sources" and the story's link now leads to a "Page Not Found!" notice. ...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 03, 2012
Fake Photos of Hurricane Sandy & Tips for IDing Photoshopped Pics Keep Circulating
With Hurricane Sandy came fake photos, old photos, inaccurate reporting, and corrections, as iMediaEthics has written. First there was a...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 02, 2012
CNN Airs Wrong Photo of Sandy Victim Lauren Abraham, Anderson Cooper Corrects
CNN aired the wrong photo of a New York woman killed during Hurricane Sandy this week. The network's Anderson Cooper made...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 30, 2012
CNN Corrects New York Stock Exchange Flooded by Sandy Report. WSJ Corrects Subway Report
CNN and the Weather Channel both told viewers that the floor of the New York Stock Exchange was flooded with...