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PCC: Farnham Herald Didn't Violate Privacy or Accuracy with Info, Photo from Facebook

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PCC: Farnham Herald Didn't Violate Privacy or Accuracy with Info, Photo from Facebook

By: Sydney Smith

December 02, 2012 05:30 AM EST

The UK Press Complaints Commission ruled that it was OK for the Farnham Herald to use information and a photo from an assault victim's Facebook page in a story that identified the victim. The newspaper defended its...

RTE Releases Report into Presidential Debate Standards, Irish Broadcasting Authority Calls for Full Report's Publication

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RTE Releases Report into Presidential Debate Standards, Irish Broadcasting Authority Calls for Full Report's Publication

By: Sydney Smith

November 30, 2012 06:00 AM EST

After the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland's Compliance Committee called for Irish public broadcaster RTE to publish its "internal report" about its handling of the 2011 Irish presidential debate, one of the...

NYTimes Public Editor on Gaza Photo Caption: 'Could Have Been Clearer'

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NYTimes Public Editor on Gaza Photo Caption: 'Could Have Been Clearer'

By: Sydney Smith

November 28, 2012 04:00 AM EST

New York Times public editor Margaret Sullivan blogged that the caption accompanying the Times' photo of Gaza school girls "could have been clearer and more informative" but wasn't "Orwellian," as...

New Burmese Press Council Drafts Ethics Code

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New Burmese Press Council Drafts Ethics Code

By: Sydney Smith

November 26, 2012 09:10 PM EST

Two months after being set up, Burma's Interim Press Council has "drafted a new 15-point code of ethics" for Burmese journalists, "independent news group" Irrawaddy reported. Tenets of the code...

Globe & Mail to Moderate Gaza Comments Before Posting B/c of Hateful, Racist Comments

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Globe & Mail to Moderate Gaza Comments Before Posting B/c of Hateful, Racist Comments

By: Sydney Smith

November 26, 2012 05:30 AM EST

The Globe and Mail is going to start moderating comments on stories about Gaza before publication after the newspaper's website received a slew of comments that included racism or hate speech, public editor Sylvia Stead...

3 UK Papers Correct or Clarify Reporting on Gordon Brown after PCC Complaints

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3 UK Papers Correct or Clarify Reporting on Gordon Brown after PCC Complaints

By: Sydney Smith

November 26, 2012 05:00 AM EST

ITV's 'Lapse' in Lord McAlpine Reporting Leads to Apology, OfCom Investigation, Libel Lawsuit

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ITV's 'Lapse' in Lord McAlpine Reporting Leads to Apology, OfCom Investigation, Libel Lawsuit

By: Sydney Smith

November 20, 2012 12:45 PM EST

Lord McAlpine, the retired politician who settled with the BBC for £185,000 (close to $300,000) after the British public broadcaster suggested but did not name that he had been guilty of child abuse, is also suing UK...

Globe & Mail on Difference Between Correction & Clarification

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Globe & Mail on Difference Between Correction & Clarification

By: Sydney Smith

November 20, 2012 06:00 AM EST

Globe and Mail public editor Sylvia Stead explained to readers recently how the Canadian daily newspaper differentiates between corrections and clarifications. According to Stead, corrections are of "clear-cut...

PCC Advises on Privacy, Using Social Media Posts in Light of Prince Harry Naked Pictures

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PCC Advises on Privacy, Using Social Media Posts in Light of Prince Harry Naked Pictures

By: Sydney Smith

November 17, 2012 06:00 AM EST

The UK Press Complaints Commission released a new "guidance note" on "privacy and the public domain" in light of the UK Sun's publication of naked photos of Prince Harry. In August, after TMZ...

Was it OK for NYTimes to Say Ethicist Question Wasn't from Petraeus Biographer's' Husband?

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Was it OK for NYTimes to Say Ethicist Question Wasn't from Petraeus Biographer's' Husband?

By: Sydney Smith

November 16, 2012 06:00 AM EST

New York Times public editor Margaret Sullivan responded to the numerous reports questioning if Paula Broadwell's husband was behind the July letter to Times Ethicist columnist Chuck...

UK Sun: Sorry we said you had 7 Children

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UK Sun: Sorry we said you had 7 Children

By: Sydney Smith

November 14, 2012 02:10 PM EST

The UK Sun apologized to an Italian man for saying he was the father of seven children, the UK Press Complaints Commission reported. The Sun's apology was published Oct. 13, but the PCC published its report on the...

Toronto Star Corrects Article with 'Misrepresented' Quote, Editor Says Attribution 'Below our Standards'

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Toronto Star Corrects Article with 'Misrepresented' Quote, Editor Says Attribution 'Below our Standards'

By: Sydney Smith

November 12, 2012 06:00 AM EST

Toronto Star freelancer Michael Clarkson apologized for having "mishandled" a quotation that his sports editor called "below our standards" in sourcing, the Star's public editor Kathy English...

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Toronto Star Corrects Article with 'Misrepresented' Quote, Editor Says Attribution 'Below our Standards'

By: Sydney Smith

November 12, 2012 06:00 AM EST

Toronto Star freelancer Michael Clarkson apologized for having "mishandled" a quotation that his sports editor called "below our standards" in sourcing, the Star's public editor Kathy English...

Mail on Sunday Didn't Disclose Photo was Illustration, Unpublishes after PCC Complaint

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Mail on Sunday Didn't Disclose Photo was Illustration, Unpublishes after PCC Complaint

By: Sydney Smith

November 09, 2012 05:25 PM EST

The UK Mail on Sunday unpublished a photo and added a disclosure that a photo was an "illustration" after a complaint to the UK Press Complaints Commission. The doctored photo was only published online. The...

Kenyan Journalists Trained on Ethics, Reporting on Elections

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Kenyan Journalists Trained on Ethics, Reporting on Elections

By: Sydney Smith

November 08, 2012 06:00 AM EST

Kenyan journalists were trained on "media ethics, election reporting and audience-led reporting" last month, according to a UNESCO report. UNESCO, Kenya's Media Council, BBC Media Action and the Canadian...

LATimes Reporter on World Series Error: Corrections 'acknowledge that we are human'

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LATimes Reporter on World Series Error: Corrections 'acknowledge that we are human'

By: Sydney Smith

November 02, 2012 06:00 AM EST

The Los Angeles Times corrected an Oct. 29 article on the San Fransisco Giants' World Series victory but took the correction a step further by including an explanation from the reporter on how the error was made, how the...

New Ombudsman: UK Sun 'has printed all the clarifications I have suggested (or negotiated with the PCC)'

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New Ombudsman: UK Sun 'has printed all the clarifications I have suggested (or negotiated with the PCC)'

By: Sydney Smith

November 01, 2012 05:00 AM EST

As iMediaEthics wrote earlier this year, the UK Sun announced its first ombudsman in years, Philippa Kennedy. The Sun hadn't had an ombudsman since 2006 and named Kennedy as part of its "commitment to our...

5 Zambian Media Companies Will Fund New Media Council

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5 Zambian Media Companies Will Fund New Media Council

By: Sydney Smith

October 24, 2012 05:00 PM EST

Five Zambian "media houses" said they will "sacrificially fund" Zambia's Media Council, the Zambian Daily Mail reported. According to the Times of Zambia, the funding is for the council's...

South African Press Regulation Reforms, Press Council Calls for Ombudsman, Member Applications

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South African Press Regulation Reforms, Press Council Calls for Ombudsman, Member Applications

By: Sydney Smith

October 23, 2012 07:35 PM EST

The South African Press Council is looking for an ombudsman and six "public representatives" and recently announced a rehaul of its regulation system. According to job postings on BizCommunity.com, the...

Australian Media Watchdog Apologizes after Govt Regulator Rules it Broke Code

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Australian Media Watchdog Apologizes after Govt Regulator Rules it Broke Code

By: Sydney Smith

October 22, 2012 04:00 AM EST

Australia's Media Watch apologized after not contacting the Australian Daily Telegraph for comment in a 2011 report criticizing the Telegraph for "blatantly one-sided"...

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