by Sydney Smith on Jan 11, 2012
Weekly Standard Apologizes for Anti-Gay E-mail Sent to Subscribers
The Weekly Standard, a "weekly conservative magazine," apologized to its e-mail subscribers after its "vetting process broke down" and the...
Advertising Disclosures
by Sydney Smith on Jan 05, 2012
Ad Age Denies Making Rihanna Poll, HuffPost Unpublishes Story
Ad Age claims the Daily Mail's Dec. 28 report about an Ad Age poll is wrong because Ad Age never...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 22, 2011
US Ad Watchdog on Photoshopping
Is The U.S. National Advertising Division banning "the misleading use of photoshopping and enhanced post-production in cosmetics adverts?"Business Insider reported...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 18, 2011
Patch.com Article Promotes Writer’s Business, No Disclosure Originally on Article
Editor's Note : Editor's Note: We want to add a thank you to David Rotenstein. He had written to us...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 15, 2011
Why Does NYT Coca Cola Ad Look Like News without Disclosure?
iMediaEthics was surprised to open up the New York Times homepage this morning and find a deceptive advertisement in the same...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 13, 2011
Were Articles Promoting California Water District Written by Fake Reporters?
The Los Angeles Times revealed Nov. 8 a case of what appears to be fake reporters publishing public relations-sponsored work...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 12, 2011
Utah Mayor Mike Winder Admits Using Fake Name to Write Positive Articles about his City
Utah's West Valley City mayor Mike Winder disclosed that he has been using a pseudonym - Richard Burwash - to...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 01, 2011
Business Insider, Technorati, Huffington Post Deny Links Being Bought
Gawker's Hamilton Nolan reported that a company named 43a solicited him to put advertising links in his story in exchange...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 29, 2011
5 NFL Saints Athletes Paid to Tweet about Times-Picayune Website
New Orleans Times-Picayune owner Advance Publications, Inc.'s Advance Digital paid athletes an undisclosed amount to "promote" and tweet about the...