by Douglas Edward Biber on Jun 02, 2009
Did Daniel Wemp really say that? Fact Checking Jared Diamond
>The Pig in a Garden: Jared Diamond and The New Yorker Series Art Science Research Laboratory's imediaethics.org is publishing a...
Transparency
by Rhonda Roland Shearer on May 04, 2009
In Chicago Tribune Newsroom: Is Marketing Dept Calling Shots ?
The Associated Press (AP) reports that 55 writers and editors from the Chicago Tribune sent, what amounts to, a protest...
by Danielle Mastropiero on Mar 18, 2009
National Survey Says: 94% of Journalists Use P.R. Material
A survey conducted by media intelligence company Cison in conjunction with George Washington University showed rather unsettling results about the...
by Danielle Elliot on Mar 11, 2009
NYDaily News Article on Accused Killer Cop Shows Perils of Constant Updating
Newspapers enter murky waters when they try to update news stories as they come in. A recent case backs up...
by Danielle Elliot , Rhonda Roland Shearer on Jan 27, 2009
First Fauxtography…Now Fauxdio? Montage of Obama Words on BBC
Photoshopping two images together and presenting the results as a news photograph is a clear breach of journalistic ethics. It...
by Adam Klasfeld on Nov 29, 2007
Anatomy of a Correction / Correction of Anatomy: Pitbull Didn’t Chew Off Leg
UPDATED 12/3/07 If StinkyJournalism staffers are the self-knighted superheroes of fact-checking, then Google Alerts are our trusty sidekicks. When founder...
by Adam Klasfeld on Oct 18, 2007
‘Roid Rage: Fact Checking NYPD Steroid Use Claims in NYC Tabloids
The New York Post’s statistics should be checked for steroid use. In an October 17th article on an investigation into...
by London Shearer Allen on Sep 18, 2007
RADIO STATIONS WITHOUT BORDERS:
Did you know that for 200 easy payments of $39.95 you can get a hip transplant? And if you act...
by Adam Klasfeld on Jul 10, 2007
EVEN FACT CHECKERS GET THE BLUES: Author Tom Robbins not writing for Village Voice
The latest issue of the Village Voice announced that Tom Robbins had been given a new weekly column. Having just...