by Sydney Smith on Jun 19, 2011
Did Media Hype ‘Gang Violence’ in Boston Memorial Day Wkend?
Based on stories from Boston newspapers Boston Globe and Boston Herald and the UK Daily Mail, one might believe serious gang violence...
Sensationalism
by Sydney Smith on Jun 15, 2011
Margie Gillis Dance Foundation Comments about Sun Interview
iMediaEthics wrote earlier this week about Canadian Sun TV's Krista Erickson's much-criticized interview with interpretive dancer Margie Gillis. We asked Gillis'...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 04, 2011
Hyped ‘Sea Monster’ Could Have Been Avoided by asking Scientists
Gawker, Cryptomundo, and Gather hyped the existence of a "sea monster" found near New York City's Brooklyn Bridge in May....
by Corinne Segal on Jun 03, 2011
‘Weinergate’ Provides Forum for Media Discussion
The media’s online reporting of an alleged hack of Rep. Anthony Weiner’s social media has dissolved into gossipy back-and-forth as...
by Sydney Smith on May 30, 2011
Brisbane: NYT Should Restrain Itself in “Fringe” Story Reporting
The New York Times' public editor, Arthur Brisbane, opined on the New York Times' reporting on "the world as we...
by Sydney Smith on May 30, 2011
Is the New York Times Sofitel hotel Infographic of the alleged Dominique Strauss-Kahn rape scene overkill? (C
iMediaEthics wonders what the New York Times was thinking in its Sofitel infographic titled "Recreating an Encounter." We spotted this infographic after...
by Stephan Lherisson , Sydney Smith on May 26, 2011
David Epstein Columbia Professor Incest Charges Raises Questions
David Epstein, political science professor at Columbia University, was arrested last December for having an incestuous relationship with his daughter....
by Sydney Smith on May 22, 2011
Schwarzenegger Affair: Media Ethics Debate on Privacy, Naming Woman, Pics
After news broke that former California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and his wife Maria Shriver were separating because he had a...
by Sydney Smith on May 10, 2011
Media Accused of Running ‘Frivolous and Mischievous’ Articles
The Communist Party of India (Marxist) was accused by Indian politician M Karunanidhi of publishing "frivolous and mischievous reports" and...