I have to write a paper on mass media ethical scandals. Anything where someone in the media acted unethically and got caught. Any ideas?
Dan Rather from CBS News reported as factual unverified mis-truths (lies) about George W. Bush’s military service. He was forced to resign in disgrace when the real truth was revealed.
March 2nd, 2010 at 12:10 pm
Dan Rather from CBS News reported as factual unverified mis-truths (lies) about George W. Bush’s military service. He was forced to resign in disgrace when the real truth was revealed.
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Killian documents controversy – Wikipedia on Ask.com
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The Killian documents controversy (also referred to as Memogate , Rathergate or Ra th ergate ) involved six documents critical of President George W. Bush’s service in the Air National Guard… View article on Wikipedia ยป
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March 2nd, 2010 at 12:40 pm
try this,,,,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ssq6Eq6jdh0
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March 2nd, 2010 at 1:16 pm
Jayson Blair, a former New York Times reporter who was forced to resign from the newspaper in 2003, after he was caught plagiarizing and fabricating elements of his stories.
A link to the info on Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jayson_Blair
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