by Sydney Smith on Aug 22, 2012
No Injunction against the Sun, Story in Pubic Interest, UK Court Says
The UK high court rejected an application for an injunction against the News Corp-owned UK Sun, the Guardian reported. Steve...
Sports Media Ethics News
by Sydney Smith on Aug 13, 2012
UK Observer Readers Complain Newspaper Neglects News Coverage for Olympics, Readers Editor Says
The UK Observer's readers editor Stephen Pritchard responded to reader complaints that the newspaper has given too much coverage and...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 13, 2012
BBC Apologizes for saying Olympic Athlete’s Family Members Died
The BBC apologized on air for wrongly saying an Olympics boxer's mother and sister died, Yahoo Sports reported. The apology...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 11, 2012
NYT Public Editor: Times’ Article on Olympics Athlete Lolo Jones ‘Too Harsh’
The New York Times public editor Arthur Brisbane argued that despite being an opinion article, the Times' August 5 article...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 10, 2012
UK Daily Telegraph Apologizes for Calling Irish Boxer British
The UK Telegraph apologized after erring in the nationality of an Olympics athlete, the Irish Independent reported. The Telegraph had...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 06, 2012
ESPN Defends Bernie Fine Reporting as ‘Accurate Coverage of a Legal Document’
ESPN wants "a judge to dismiss a part of Laurie Fine’s libel lawsuit" against the network because the network said...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 03, 2012
China’s Metropolis Times: Sorry for Saying Teen Athlete was ‘Shameful’
China's The Metropolis Times apologized for calling a Chinese teenager competing at the Olympics "the most shameful defeat for Chinese...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 03, 2012
Globe and Mail Public Editor on Complaints: Not enough Canadians in Olympic Coverage?
The Globe and Mail's public editor Sylvia Stead responded in a recent blog post to reader concerns that the Canadian...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 02, 2012
Chinese State Media Accuses ‘West’ of Bias, ‘Prejudice’ in Olympic Coverage
Chinese state-run Xinhua News Agency claimed "Western writers" reporting on Chinese Olympic athletes contains "prejudice against Chinese athletes," the Associated...