by Sydney Smith on Oct 02, 2016
Jo Cox Attacker ‘Brexit Nut’ OK to say, IPSO rules
More than 300 people complained to the UK press regulator after the Daily Star called the person who killed Parliament member...
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by Sydney Smith on Oct 05, 2016
NZ Radio Host Miles Davis Complains over Spinoff Homophobic Article
New Zealand news site The Spinoff called a radio host named Miles Davis homophobic but didn't include any evidence for...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 15, 2016
UK Telegraph must pay £80,000 fine after publishing pixelated photo of child sexual assault victim
The Daily Telegraph published a pixelated photograph of a 15-year-old sexual assault victim of soccer player Adam Johnson earlier this year. Now, the...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 19, 2016
Kelvin MacKenzie’s Fatima Manji column didn’t break press standards, regulator IPSO rules
It was OK for UK Sun columnist Kelvin MacKenzie to call Islam a "violent religion" and criticize UK Channel 4...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 24, 2016
Fatima Manji: IPSO Ruling Gave ‘Green Light’ for ‘Open Season on Minorities’
Fatima Manji, the UK Channel 4 host, called it "frightening" that the UK press regulator the Independent Press Standards Organisation...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 28, 2016
UK Sun reporter Anthony France’s conviction for paying police overturned
Anthony France, the UK Sun reporter who was convicted for paying public officials and police officers, is free. He successfully...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 29, 2016
It was OK for BBC to say Imam backed extremist Islam, court rules
BBC broadcaster Andrew Neil said a London imam "hailed jihad as 'the greatest of deeds.'" So the imam, Shakeel Begg,...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 02, 2016
Reporting on Transgender People and Issues: Press Regulator issues Guidance
There is new guidance in the UK for reporting on transgender people. The UK press regulator, the Independent Press Standards...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 07, 2016
ARY News Fires Host for ‘Serious Breach’ after Program Calling Malala’s Father a Traitor, Blasphemer and Electricity Thief
Pakistani TV news station ARY News, which airs in the UK, called Malala Yousafzai, the famous Pakistani teen who survived...