by Sydney Smith on Sep 10, 2016
Australian Broadcasting Regulator updates Privacy Guidelines
The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has updated its guidelines for handling privacy issues in media. This is the first time the...
International Media Ethics News
by Sydney Smith on Sep 12, 2016
Louise James: Behind the Irish Mail on Sunday’s Apology
Earlier this year, iMediaEthics highlighted an interesting apology out of the Irish Mail of Sunday. The Mail on Sunday apologized...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 13, 2016
Chinese company didn’t donate to Australian political party, retraction calls out ‘significant factual error’
The Conversation unpublished and retracted an article about a Chinese company and an apparent connection to an Australian political party. The...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 13, 2016
Amatrice, Italy Suing Charlie Hebdo over Earthquake Cartoon Showing Victims as Pasta Dishes
Charlie Hebdo, the French satirical magazine, is being sued for criminal defamation over its September cartoon depicting Italian earthquake victims...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 17, 2016
Weekend Australian Invaded Privacy of Woman, Didn’t Need to Include So Much Information, Press Council rules
The Weekend Australian invaded the privacy of a woman who complained about Australian politician Jamie Briggs' behavior toward her, the Australian...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 18, 2016
2 Former News of the World Execs in Contempt over Phone Hacking Evidence
Former News of the World editor Colin Myler and former legal manager Tom Crone were found in contempt of the...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 21, 2016
Empire State News wrongly says less than 1% children sexually abused. Here’s what the statistics really are
Empire State News claimed it is false to say one in five children are sexually abused in the U.S. Instead,...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 26, 2016
Australia’s Good Weekend Magazine named Interviewee it promised anonymity, apologizes
An Australian magazine promised a convicted murderer anonymity for an article about him, but slipped up and named him in its story...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 27, 2016
Mohamed Fawzy suing Al Jazeera for Gross Negligence
Former Al Jazeera cameraman Mohamed Fawzy is suing the network for gross negligence for putting him in a position where he...