by Sydney Smith on Jun 11, 2016
21 Phone Hacking Lawsuits Settled by UK Mirror
UK publisher Trinity Mirror settled 21 phone-hacking lawsuits that had targeted its newspapers. "The settlements all involve undisclosed damages, costs...
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by Sydney Smith on Jun 11, 2016
South Sudan’s Vice President Denies Writing Truth & Reconciliation Op-Ed, NYTimes Adds Editor’s Note
The New York Times added an editor's note after South Sudan's First Vice President Riek Machar denied writing an op-ed...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 12, 2016
Hull Daily Mail Apologizes for Fake Quote about Seeing Grandmother in Cloud
The Hull Daily Mail apologized after publishing a fake quote about a woman seeing her dead grandmother's face in a...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 15, 2016
British Men Says They Drunkenly Ended up in Syria & at Least 8 Outlets Believed Them
No, three British men didn't drunkenly end up in Syria. It seems like a no-brainer that the story was a...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 16, 2016
After Reporter Raveena Aulakh’s Death, Toronto Star Investigates, 2 Editors Out of Newsroom
The Toronto Star had a duty to report on its global environment reporter Raveena Aulakh's death by suicide, public editor...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 18, 2016
New Journalism Ethics Code at RTDNA Canada
There's a new ethics code available for journalists in Canada, effective July 1. RTDNA, Radio Television Digital News Association, recently released its...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 19, 2016
Cherie Blair’s Half-Sister a ‘Cheerleader for Islamic Zealots?’ IPSO Rejects Complaint over UK Mail Story
It was fair game for the UK Daily Mail to claim Lauren Booth -- the half-sister of Cherie Blair, the...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 20, 2016
Samoan Newspaper Publishes Graphic Photo of Dead Transgender Woman on Front Page, Uses Wrong Pronouns
A Samoan newspaper The Sunday Samoan published a graphic photo of a woman's dead body on its front page. The photo...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 20, 2016
UK Express: 12 Million Turks Moving to Britain Poll Flawed Because of Ambiguous Question
The UK Express reported that 12 million Turks would move to Britain if it stayed in the European Union and Turkey joined the...