by Sydney Smith on Dec 08, 2016
NPR: There’s No ‘Political Litmus Test’ for Live Interviews
Elizabeth Jensen, the National Public Radio ombudsman, weighed in last month on two interviews that aired over the network-- one...
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by Sydney Smith on Dec 07, 2016
NBC’s Today aired Baltimore Protest Image in Michael Slager Mistrial report, Removes Online Video
NBC's Today show used a picture of protests in Baltimore, Maryland in a report this morning on the mistrial of...
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BBC’s Marine Le Pen Interview on Veterans’ Remembrance Day OK, Regulator Finds
It was OK for the BBC to interview Marine Le Pen on Remembrance Sunday, Nov. 13, the UK broadcast regulator...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 06, 2016
No, a playground wasn’t torn down because fat children could get stuck in it. The Express, Mail & Sun Correct
A British council didn't take down a playground tunnel because of fears that fat children would get stuck in it....
by Sydney Smith on Dec 05, 2016
Was it OK for Australian newspapers to Disclose HIV/AIDs status of Dead Man?
The Sun-Herald and the Sydney Morning Herald, two Australian newspapers, reported on a man's death and his secretive life, including that...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 04, 2016
Mark Forbes, The Age’s Editor-in-Chief, Resigns after Sexual Harrassment Claim
Mark Forbes, the editor-in-chief for daily newspaper The Age in Melbourne, Australia quit after accusations of sexual harassment, Australian media...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 04, 2016
How 4 News Outlets Recommend Reporting on the Alt-Right: Roundup
In the past week, several news outlets -- the Toronto Star, the Globe and Mail, the Canadian Press and the...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 03, 2016
Gawker Settles Daily Mail lawsuit, will add Editor’s Note to ‘Ripping off the Web’ story
Last year, Gawker published an article by former DailyMail.com reporter James King about what he called his "Year Ripping off the...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 02, 2016
NYTimes Op-Ed on Facebook & Fake News Needed More Disclosure, Public Editor Says
The New York Times published an op-ed calling for Facebook not to fact check after public discussion of the social...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 01, 2016
New Lawsuit against News UK for Mazher Mahmood Undercover Sting
The fallout from undercover UK reporter Mazher Mahmood's now-disgraced career continues. A new lawsuit against his former company, News UK,...