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Guardian Announces Accuracy and Standards Page
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Guardian Announces Accuracy and Standards Page
By: Sydney Smith
November 01, 2011 04:50 PM EST
The Guardian's readers' editor associate editor Leslie Plommer announced the Guardian has created "a new web page -- entitled accuracy and standards" which will host  the news outlet's guidelines and standards...
Occupy London Protesters File PCC Complaint
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Occupy London Protesters File PCC Complaint
By: Sydney Smith
November 01, 2011 04:50 PM EST
Protesters involved with the Occupy London protest complained to the UK print regulatory body the Press Complaints Commission, the Guardian reported. In question is articles alleging that "90% of tents at the site [of...
Lebanon Media Council to Regulate, Register Blogs, News Websites?
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Lebanon Media Council to Regulate, Register Blogs, News Websites?
By: Sydney Smith
November 01, 2011 04:50 PM EST
Lebanon's media council, the National Audiovisual Media Council, wants "all news websites" including blogs to "register" with the council, Now Lebanon reported. The council, which was established in 1996,...
Toronto Star public editor Defends Canadian Journalism from hacking, Bribery
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Toronto Star public editor Defends Canadian Journalism from hacking, Bribery
By: Sydney Smith
November 01, 2011 04:50 AM EST
In response to a poll reporting that "40 percent of Canadians believe that Canadian media use tactics such as phone-hacking and paying police for tips in pursuit of stories," Toronto Star public editor Kathy English...
NPR's Ombudsman Explains he Doesn't Review Local Affiliates
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NPR's Ombudsman Explains he Doesn't Review Local Affiliates
By: Sydney Smith
October 31, 2011 09:00 AM EST
NPR's Edward Schumacher-Matos addressed his role as ombudsman in an Oct. 11 interview with NPR.  Schumacher-Matos noted that even though he is NPR's ombudsman, he is restricted to reviewing NPR's national coverage. ...
Washington Post Public Editor Slams Newspaper for Copy Editing Errors
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Washington Post Public Editor Slams Newspaper for Copy Editing Errors
By: Sydney Smith
October 27, 2011 08:30 AM EST
Washington Post public editor Patrick Pexton, in an Oct. 18 blog post, slammed the Post for errors in its recent reporting.   For example, Pexton cited the Post's error in calling the Natural Resources...
PCC Gets New Chairman
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PCC Gets New Chairman
By: Sydney Smith
October 20, 2011 09:25 AM EST
The PCC announced Oct. 13 that a former member of Parliament, Lord David Hunt, has been named the print regulatory body's new chairman, Journalism.co.uk reported.  Hunt began his term Oct. 17.  In...
    Kansas City Star: Does Criminal Past Matter for Sourcing?
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Kansas City Star: Does Criminal Past Matter for Sourcing?
By: Sydney Smith
October 19, 2011 02:35 PM EST
Kansas City Star readers representative Derek Donovan questioned in a recent column if journalists should look into a source's criminal history before citing the source in a recent column. Specifically, Donovan was...
Quebec Culture Minister Explains Call to License Journalists
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Quebec Culture Minister Explains Call to License Journalists
By: Sydney Smith
October 09, 2011 08:35 AM EST
StinkyJournalism wrote last month about Quebec culture minister Christine St-Pierre's calls to license journalists. Journalists groups like the Federation of Professional Journalists in Quebec have supported her call, with...
LA Times Readers Rep: Errors in Michael Jackson Death Reporting
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LA Times Readers Rep: Errors in Michael Jackson Death Reporting
By: Sydney Smith
October 06, 2011 03:00 PM EST
Los Angeles Times  readers representative Deirdre Edgar wrote Sept. 30 that the newspaper has inaccurately labeled propofol, "the drug that killed the pop star" Michael Jackson in 2009.  As Edgar...
Renewed Discussion on Press Complaints Commission Future
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Renewed Discussion on Press Complaints Commission Future
By: Sydney Smith
October 03, 2011 05:00 PM EST
In light of the UK phone hacking scandal, much debate has focused on the purpose and future of the UK press complaints commission, a media regulatory body. A summary: As Stinky Journalism has written, UK deputy prime...
New York Times Bureau Chief Axes Speaking Arrangement after CJR Criticism
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New York Times Bureau Chief Axes Speaking Arrangement after CJR Criticism
By: Sydney Smith
September 26, 2011 08:40 AM EST
NYT Article Criticized for Lack of Balance, Says NYT Public Editor
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NYT Article Criticized for Lack of Balance, Says NYT Public Editor
By: Sydney Smith
September 23, 2011 03:20 PM EST
New York Times public editor Arthur Brisbane's Sept. 13 column addressed Times reporter Tim Arango's undercover reporting and lack of balance in a July 22 report. Arango wrote about his "visit" to Iraq's Camp...
Does Israel's Press Council Have Power?
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Does Israel's Press Council Have Power?
By: Sydney Smith
September 23, 2011 08:30 AM EST
Sorry we Said You Ran a Pill Mill
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Sorry we Said You Ran a Pill Mill
By: Sydney Smith
September 23, 2011 08:30 AM EST
Jacksonville, Florida TV station First Coast News apologized Sept. 16 for inaccurately labeling a man named George H.G. Hall in its stories about "two local pain management clinics that were raided by federal agents and...
Essay Accused of Plagiarism Just 'Sloppy Attribution' Says WaPo Public Editor
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Essay Accused of Plagiarism Just 'Sloppy Attribution' Says WaPo Public Editor
By: Sydney Smith
September 21, 2011 04:40 PM EST
Washington Post public editor Patrick Pexton denied that freelancer Anna Lewis plagiarized but did accuse Lewis of "sloppy attribution." StinkyJournalism wrote in March when ithe Post suspended staff reporter...
PCC Announces new Sexual Offense Reporting Standards
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PCC Announces new Sexual Offense Reporting Standards
By: Sydney Smith
September 21, 2011 08:40 AM EST
UK Press Complaints Council: New Statesman's Blogs on Sarah Palin & Louise Mensch Inaccurate
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UK Press Complaints Council: New Statesman's Blogs on Sarah Palin & Louise Mensch Inaccurate
By: Sydney Smith
September 20, 2011 04:25 PM EST
San Antonio Express-News Public Editor: Don't Read into Political Stories
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San Antonio Express-News Public Editor: Don't Read into Political Stories
By: Sydney Smith
September 19, 2011 09:20 AM EST
LAT Readers Complain over Kardashian Advertisement on Front Page
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LAT Readers Complain over Kardashian Advertisement on Front Page
By: Sydney Smith
September 17, 2011 09:00 AM EST
Los Angeles Times readers have again complained about the newspaper's "wraparound" advertisements, LATimes readers representative Deirdre Edgar wrote Sept. 15.  As Edgar explained, the Sept. 15 issue of the...
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