MEDIA & ETHICS
VIOLATIONS
Carly Sitzer Disavows Distractify Role Amid Fake Byline Fallout
Carly Sitzer is now claiming she left Distractify in 2023—despite still being listed as the site’s editor as of April 20 this year. The only thing disappearing faster than digital attribution is journalistic accountability.
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VIOLATIONS
VIOLATIONS
Carly Sitzer Disavows Distractify Role Amid Fake Byline Fallout
Carly Sitzer is now claiming she left Distractify in 2023—despite still being listed as the site’s editor as of April 20 this year. The only thing disappearing faster than digital attribution is journalistic accountability.
VIOLATIONS
Carly Sitzer’s Distractify Under Fire After “Fake Reporter” Byline Scandal
After a bigoted article written by Jennifer Farrington was met with public criticism, Farrington’s name disappeared and was replaced by a fake “reporter.”
VIOLATIONS
Alex Barnes-Ross Accidentally Reveals He and Reporter Shanti Das Colluded for Months to Smear the Church
Barnes-Ross’ brain-dead video admission he and Das planned an attack for months kills Das’ reputation—even as she admits in print she can’t prove anything she claims.
TRENDS
TRENDS
Media Move to Prioritize Balance Over Bias
Media owners are coming to recognize that their reporters have been writing with bias for years—and are taking action to correct their publications.
TRENDS
BBC and Reporter Issue Self-Congratulations for Finding a Story
What used to be considered Journalism 101—find and tell a story—has become so rare that it results in a first-person victory lap by a BBC reporter. Media consolidation has broken journalism.
TRENDS
Wikipedia Under Fire for Editing Bias and Lack of Accountability
On the anniversary of the passing of Ben Bradlee, here’s a look at the antithesis of the level of objectivity he championed.
MAGAZINE
THE POSSE OF LUNATICS
Recently, a handful of not so self-respecting journalists ran with apocryphal tales on the Church of Scientology. Even the most cursory comparison from one bit of reportage to the next reveals an unmistakable similarity one to the next. For each drew their sources from the same small cadre of ex-Scientologists. Those individuals are the subject of this
publication.
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