by Sydney Smith on Aug 12, 2016
Mercury News, Chicago Tribune Foul on Olympics Headlines
The San Jose Mercury News apologized to readers after an insensitive and inappropriate headline referring to Simone Manuel simply as...
Social Media & Online Commenting
by Sydney Smith on Jul 09, 2016
John Gorman’s Dallas Shooting Tweets Get him Cut from Sports Illustrated’s The Cauldron
Sports Illustrated's sports site The Cauldron won't use freelancer John Gorman anymore after his tweets on the Dallas shooting. In them,...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 05, 2016
Sports Anchor Paul Cicala said Trump Supporter Egged at Rally was ‘Taunting Protesters,’ Apologizes & Deletes Twitter
Tuscon NBC-afiliate KVOA apologized for sports anchor Paul Cicala's tweet about the egging of a Donald Trump supporter. His tweets seemingly blamed...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 04, 2016
Trump Riot Tweets Get Vox’s Emmett Rensin Suspended
Online news site Vox suspended deputy editor Emmett Rensin after his tweets about riots that should accompany visits by Donald...
by Sydney Smith on May 31, 2016
Pakistani Newspaper Alters Readers Comments to make Censorship Point
Pakistan's Daily Times, an English-language newspaper, changed online commenters' posts to make a point on press freedom, Ad Week reported....
by Sydney Smith on Apr 20, 2016
Curt Schilling Fired for Transgender Bathroom Facebook Post
ESPN fired Curt Schilling today after he shared a transphobic message on Facebook. ESPN sent iMediaEthics its statement on the matter,...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 31, 2016
Pittsburgh TV Anchor Wendy Bell Fired for Facebook Post Suggesting Shooters were Black
Pittsburgh ABC-affiliate WTAE fired news anchor Wendy Bell after she posted on Facebook that she thinks the two gunmen responsible for...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 14, 2016
Breitbart Re-instates Patrick Howley, 2 More Staff Quit, Kurt Bardella Explains Why He Quit
Hours after reporter Michelle Fields and editor Ben Shapiro resigned from Breitbart News, reporter Patrick Howley was reinstated. Howley was...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 04, 2016
Chicken Nugget Thief Story a Hoax: How 2 Outlets Avoided being Duped
No, a Florida teenager did not steal Burger King's chicken nuggets after he quit his job at the fast food...