by Sydney Smith on Feb 28, 2020
Daily Telegraph’s asylum cartoon in public interest
A cartoon about an asylum-seeking man apparently attempting to assault a nurse didn't break press guidelines and standards, the Australian...
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by Sydney Smith on Feb 27, 2020
Talk Radio fined $100K over poisonings, anti-Semitism programs
UK radio station Talk Radio must pay about $100,000 (£75,000) after breaking press guidelines for due impartiality. The fine was...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 23, 2020
Prince Harry, Meghan Markle ‘marriage is over’ headline was misleading & ‘blatantly incorrect’
Woman's Day magazine in Australia falsely reported Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's "marriage is over." That was a breach of...
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New Guardian readers editor
The Guadian has a new readers editor, Elisabeth Ribbans. Ribbans introduced herself in a Feb. 2 column as a former...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 16, 2020
UK program on cannabis legalization ‘condoned & encouraged’ it, wasn’t impartial
A UK TV news station "condoned and encouraged the use of cannabis without justification," and therefore broke broadcasting guidelines, the...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 14, 2020
Sunday World claimed man who died from pneumonia died from a heroin binge
Belfast's Sunday World claimed a man and his son died because of drug abuse. However, the mothers of both of...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 12, 2020
How Toronto Star labels paid content
The Toronto Star has a new way of labeling content to let readers know if they are reading news or...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 07, 2020
Toronto Sun published too many ‘explicit details’ of child sex assault case, wasn’t transparent with updates
The Toronto Sun published too many "explicit details" of about allegations of child sexual assault, the Canadian National News Media...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 02, 2020
Should Globe & Mail use ‘Chiefs’ in NFL Kansas City reporting?
Globe and Mail public editor Sylvia Stead suggested news outlets could use city names instead of team names for the...