by Sydney Smith on Nov 15, 2017
New York Times sues Fake Reporter for Posing as Member of Newspaper’s Staff
Contessa Bourbon, a New York woman, has pretended to be a New York Times reporter for at least the last...
Transparency
by Sydney Smith on Nov 13, 2017
UK Independent ‘Suspended,’ Re-posted Harvey Weinstein Op-Ed from 2009 defending Roman Polanski
Eight years ago, the UK Independent published an op-ed by movie producer Harvey Weinstein that defended director Roman Polanski from...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 14, 2017
Did Puerto Ricans need to Pay Full Flight Costs to Evacuate? Why didn’t Newsweek, the Hill post corrections?
News outlets from Newsweek to MarketWatch claimed Pres. Donald Trump's administration would make Puerto Ricans who evacuated after Hurricane Maria...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 02, 2017
Canadian govt secret revealed: Will gay Chechens seeking to leave Russia now pay the price?
If it was a Canadian government secret, it's no longer secret now, thanks to the Globe & Mail. Will gay...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 28, 2017
NPR Needs Transparency with Corrections, Public Editor says
National Public Radio doesn't give corrections enough on-air prominence, public editor Elizabeth Jensen recently argued. While NPR does post corrections...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 25, 2017
Why did Gannett-owned site call High School football coach ‘classless,’ ‘idotic’ & not label commentary
Gannett-owned news site NorthJersey.com's sports article described high school football coaches as "classless" and "idiotic." Was it fair game? The...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 20, 2017
Village Voice Reviewing Kevin Deutsch’s Freelance Article on Filipino Drug War
iMediaEthics has been closely covering Kevin Deutsch, the former Newsday and New York Daily News staffer who has more than...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 19, 2017
Toronto Star Undercover Reporting at Fiera Foods Plant was in Public Interest, Public Editor Says
It was in the public interest and "most certainly justified" for the Toronto Star to go undercover at Toronto industrial...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 16, 2017
Naming the Freeman School Shooter: Why Spokane TV News Did
After a 15-year-old killed a classmate and shot and wounded several others at Freeman School on Sept. 13, the ABC-affiliate...