Houston Chronicle Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ==Other Controversies== The ''Houston Chronicle'' has faced significant challenges with its journalistic integrity. In 2020, the paper faced allegations of publishing articles without properly adhering to its own ethics policy, especially in regards to contacting subjects before publishing negative portrayals. There were also claims suggesting retaliation against individuals for not purchasing advertisements.<ref>[https://www.dicklawfirm.com/Blog/2020/October/Did-Houston-Chronicle-Write-a-Hit-Piece-for-Not-.aspx Did Houston Chronicle Write a Hit Piece for Not Buying Ads?], DICK LAW FIRM, October 31, 2020</ref> This trust was further eroded in 2018 when the ''Chronicle'' retracted eight articles after it was revealed they were significantly based on sources whose existence could not be verified.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.thewrap.com/houston-chronicle-retracts-8-stories-after-fraud-investigation-we-apologize-to-our-readers/ | title=Houston Chronicle Retracts 8 Stories After Fraud Investigation: 'We Apologize to Our Readers' | date=November 9, 2018 }}</ref> An extensive review of the articles penned by Austin bureau chief Mike Ward showed that out of 275 individuals he quoted in various stories, 44% could not be located or confirmed.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.thewrap.com/houston-chronicle-retracts-8-stories-after-fraud-investigation-we-apologize-to-our-readers/ | title=Houston Chronicle Retracts 8 Stories After Fraud Investigation: 'We Apologize to Our Readers' | date=November 9, 2018 }}</ref> Beyond the retractions, an additional 64 of Ward's stories required corrections due to the inclusion of unverified sources, further tainting the paper's credibility. This was a result of an examination of a whopping 744 stories written by Ward since January 2014, with independent investigators unable to verify the existence of nearly half of the individuals he had quoted.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/houston-chronicle-retracts-stories-reporter-mike-ward-questionable-sources/ | title=Houston Chronicle retracts 8 stories after reporter Mike Ward uses questionable sources - CBS News | website=[[CBS News]] | date=November 10, 2018 }}</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page