[Milhous]

Props to jiggyboy for bring the wiki article on journalism sacndals to my attention.

• 1 High-profile journalism scandals
  • 1.1 Walter Duranty, The New York Times (1930s)
  • 1.2 Janet Cooke, Washington Post (1980-1981)
  • 1.3 "Waiting to Explode," Dateline NBC (1992)
  • 1.4 The Oregonian's coverage of the Packwood scandal (1992)
  • 1.5 Bob Wisehart, Sacramento Bee (Mid 1990s)
  • 1.6 Stephen Glass, The New Republic (1998)
  • 1.7 Patricia Smith, The Boston Globe (1998)
  • 1.8 Operation Tailwind, CNN NewsStand (1998)
  • 1.9 Mike Barnicle, The Boston Globe (1998)
  • 1.10 Michael Gallagher (1998)
  • 1.11 Jay Forman, Slate (2001)
  • 1.12 Bob Greene, Chicago Tribune (2002)
  • 1.13 Christopher Newton, Associated Press (2002)
  • 1.14 Houston Chronicle Light Rail Controversy (2002)
  • 1.15 Brian Walski, The Los Angeles Times (2003)
  • 1.16 James Forlong, Sky News (2003)
  • 1.17 CNN coverage of Iraq and Eason Jordan (2003)
  • 1.18 Jayson Blair, The New York Times (2003)
  • 1.19 "Gropegate", The Los Angeles Times (2003)
  • 1.20 Jack Kelley, USA Today (2004)
  • 1.21 Stephen Dunphy, Seattle Times (2004)
  • 1.22 The Oregonian's coverage of the Goldschmidt scandal (2004)
  • 1.23 The Boston Globe's Fake "GI Rape" Photographs(2004)
  • 1.24 The ABC News election memo (2004)
  • 1.25 Mary Mapes, Dan Rather and "Memogate" (2004)
  • 1.26 Eason Jordan, CNN (2005)
  • 1.27 Fake American hostage, Associated Press (2005)
  • 1.28 Eric Slater, Los Angeles Times (2005)
  • 1.29 Mitch Albom, Detroit Free Press (2005)
  • 1.30 Barry Schweid, Associated Press (2005)
  • 1.31 Barbara Stewart, The Boston Globe (2005)
  • 1.32 Diana Griego Erwin, Sacramento Bee (2005)
  • 1.33 Chris Cecil, Cartersville Daily News (2005)
  • 1.34 The Daily Egyptian's fake orphan (2005)
  • 1.35 Bush administration journalism scandals (2005)
  • 1.36 Jim Van Vliet, Sacramento Bee (2005)
  • 1.37 Tim Ryan, Honolulu Star-Bulletin (2006)
  • 1.38 Hassan Fattah, New York Times Abu Ghraib photos (2006)
  • 1.39 Michael Hiltzik, The Los Angeles Times (2006)
  • 1.40 Paul Bradley, Richmond Times-Dispatch (2006)
  • 1.41 Philip Chien, Wired News (2006)
  • 1.42 Adnan Hajj, Reuters (2006)

[ForGod'sSake]

Neat list, but conspicuosly missing is what may have started it all, or at the very least changed a trickle to a flood: YELLOW JOURNALISM.