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'Transgender Issues' after Apparent Suicide of Teacher Lucy Meadows, PCC to Advise Media
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'Transgender Issues' after Apparent Suicide of Teacher Lucy Meadows, PCC to Advise Media
By: Sydney Smith
May 20, 2013 05:00 AM EST
The UK Press Complaints Commission announced last week that it is working on new guidance related to "transgender issues." In creating this guidance, the PCC said it plans to "consult with representatives...
Toronto Star's Front-Page Apology 1st in 18 Years, Story was 'Entirely Wrong,' Public Editor Says
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Toronto Star's Front-Page Apology 1st in 18 Years, Story was 'Entirely Wrong,' Public Editor Says
By: Sydney Smith
May 16, 2013 06:00 AM EST
BBC's Interview with Anonymous Source Wasn't so Anonymous, Used his Real Voice, UK Regulator Calls out Invasion of Privacy
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BBC's Interview with Anonymous Source Wasn't so Anonymous, Used his Real Voice, UK Regulator Calls out Invasion of Privacy
By: Sydney Smith
May 12, 2013 06:00 AM EST
The BBC promised to give a "gambling addict" anonymity if he would be interviewed by the network's Panorama program for a feature on "gambling addiction," but the BBC didn't do a good job of...
Why Journalists Shouldn't Say 'Shark-infested Waters,' Guardian Readers Editor Explains
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Why Journalists Shouldn't Say 'Shark-infested Waters,' Guardian Readers Editor Explains
By: Sydney Smith
May 11, 2013 06:00 AM EST
The term "shark-infested waters" is an inaccurate cliche, the Guardian readers' editor Chris Elliott argued in a May 5 column. Readers took the paper to task after reporting on two American tourists who...
Scottish Sun Invaded Privacy By Photographing Funeral, PCC Says
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Scottish Sun Invaded Privacy By Photographing Funeral, PCC Says
By: Sydney Smith
May 02, 2013 05:00 AM EST
The Scottish Sun was called out by the Press Complaints Commission for being insensitive and invasion of privacy when publishing pictures from a funeral last fall. The photos showed the family of Sir Chris Hoy at a...
 Toronto Star Defends Outing Mayor Rob Ford's 'Alcohol Abuse' with Anonymous Sources
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Toronto Star Defends Outing Mayor Rob Ford's 'Alcohol Abuse' with Anonymous Sources
By: Sydney Smith
April 30, 2013 07:00 AM EST
Why did the Toronto Star use anonymous sources to claim that the city's mayor, Rob Ford, was possibly so drunk that he was kicked out of a military event? In an April column, public editor Kathy English inspected...
Huh? 3 Weeks into Job, WashPost's New Readers Rep Finally Blogs...about how to print from the website?
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Huh? 3 Weeks into Job, WashPost's New Readers Rep Finally Blogs...about how to print from the website?
By: Sydney Smith
April 08, 2013 06:00 AM EST
Based on the Washington Post's readers representative's first blogpost this week, it looks like concerns about the new position may have been justified. Last month, the Washington Post announced it was ending its...
Is UK Media Harassing Vicky Pryce in Prison? Family Files Complaint with PCC
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Is UK Media Harassing Vicky Pryce in Prison? Family Files Complaint with PCC
By: Sydney Smith
March 31, 2013 06:00 AM EST
Calling Transsexuals 'Bed-wetters in bad wigs' OK with PCC, Rules not Discrimination or Harassment
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Calling Transsexuals 'Bed-wetters in bad wigs' OK with PCC, Rules not Discrimination or Harassment
By: Sydney Smith
March 27, 2013 02:15 PM EST
Even though complainants in the U.K. found the Observer's column about transgender people was "offensive," the Press Complaints Commission ruled that the column didn't break the PCC's Editors...
 Front-Page Photo Featuring Teen Skater's Crotch was 'Unfortunate,' says Globe and Mail
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Front-Page Photo Featuring Teen Skater's Crotch was 'Unfortunate,' says Globe and Mail
By: Sydney Smith
March 19, 2013 06:00 AM EST
Globe and Mail public editor Sylvia Stead joined "many readers" in complaining about the newspaper's March 18 front page photo of a teenage figure skater Kaetlyn Osmond. Osmond, 17, is pictured kicking her leg...
Boston Newspaper Owner's Daughter-in-Law running for state senate? Does an Ombudsman fix conflict of interest?
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Boston Newspaper Owner's Daughter-in-Law running for state senate? Does an Ombudsman fix conflict of interest?
By: Sydney Smith
March 14, 2013 06:00 AM EST
PCC rules on Local Newspaper Secret Recording: 'Initial decision to engage in subterfuge' NOT justified
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PCC rules on Local Newspaper Secret Recording: 'Initial decision to engage in subterfuge' NOT justified
By: Sydney Smith
March 07, 2013 06:00 AM EST
The UK Press Complaints Commission ruled that the Kent and Sussex Courier, a local newspaper in Tunbridge Wells, UK, shouldn't have sent an undercover reporter into a doctor's office. The Courier's August...
Wash Post's New Readers Rep? 'Customer Relations Person'? NPR Ombudsman Asks
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Wash Post's New Readers Rep? 'Customer Relations Person'? NPR Ombudsman Asks
By: Sydney Smith
March 02, 2013 10:50 AM EST
As iMediaEthics wrote yesterday, the Washington Post announced the newspaper was replacing its ombudsman position with a readers representative. Notably, instead of being independent, the readers representative will be a...
Why Transcripts Might Not Match NPR Programs, Ombudsman Explains
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Why Transcripts Might Not Match NPR Programs, Ombudsman Explains
By: Sydney Smith
March 02, 2013 05:00 AM EST
Ever wonder why a National Public Radio transcript might not match what you heard on a program? NPR ombudsman Edward Schumacher-Matos reported in a recent blogpost that NPR's versions of news programs like Weekend...
Ombudsman-Lite? WashPost to Replace Ombudsman with Readers Rep
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Ombudsman-Lite? WashPost to Replace Ombudsman with Readers Rep
By: Sydney Smith
March 01, 2013 04:50 PM EST
The Washington Post announced today that it won't replace Patrick Pexton, whose two-year term as ombudsman ended yesterday, with another ombudsman. Instead, the newspaper plans to "appoint a reader representative...
Why WashPost Didn't Use Pic of Teen Athletes in 'Native American Warrior Garb'
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Why WashPost Didn't Use Pic of Teen Athletes in 'Native American Warrior Garb'
By: Sydney Smith
February 23, 2013 06:00 AM EST
The Washington Post's outgoing ombudsman Patrick Pexton addressed two different cases of how the newspaper has sensitively handled reporting on Native Americans in a Feb. 8 post. In one case, the Post cut a...
IDing Sex Assault Victim 'Alarming' says PCC, Daily Mirror Fined
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IDing Sex Assault Victim 'Alarming' says PCC, Daily Mirror Fined
By: Sydney Smith
February 22, 2013 04:00 AM EST
UK Telegraph Scrubs Details about Student's Suicide After PCC complaint
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UK Telegraph Scrubs Details about Student's Suicide After PCC complaint
By: Sydney Smith
February 20, 2013 10:45 PM EST
The UK Telegraph removed information from its online version of a story about a suicide after a suicide prevention group filed a complaint with the Press Complaints Commission, according to a recent resolution report on...
Editor regrets 'Overwhelmingly White' T magazine, says NYT Public Editor?
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Editor regrets 'Overwhelmingly White' T magazine, says NYT Public Editor?
By: Sydney Smith
February 20, 2013 02:45 PM EST
The New York Times plans to include more diversity in its future issues of T: The Times Style Magazine, the Times' public editor Margaret Sullivan reported. According to Sullivan, the magazine was criticized for...
Last WaPo Ombudsman? Washington Post's Pexton says 'No Final Decision' made
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Last WaPo Ombudsman? Washington Post's Pexton says 'No Final Decision' made
By: Sydney Smith
February 19, 2013 06:00 AM EST
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