Sensationalism and Sensationalizing in the News Media

Kyron Horman’s Stepmom, Terri: Convicted by the media before any arrest?

The media frenzy this summer surrounding the disappearance of 7-year-old Kyron Horman in Portland, Ore., and the suspicion being focused...

Starting May 17, The New York Times has published several articles and a 58-second video to call Richard Blumenthal out...

In light of new anti-immigration law in Arizona, news media outlets need to add extra care not to fan the...

Was a mysterious sea creature found in the deep ocean? Recent sensationalized media and blog coverage of a sea isopod...

As a photojournalist, London Shearer Allen’s eyes act as her primary means of catching seemingly paltry details. However, even in...

As iMediaEthics wrote previously, photo galleries of bizarre medical images of conditions or injuries do not make ethical medical journalism. But...

Mugshot magazines and newspaper sections, featured in an iMediaEthics report almost two years ago, are still a growth industry. The core...

A violent gun battle erupted in the Southern Highlands Province of Papua New Guinea (SHP PNG)...not really. Even though this...

In the wake of January’s tragic earthquake in Haiti, iMediaEthics covered the debate over the media’s use of graphic images from...