by Sydney Smith on Mar 01, 2013
Ombudsman-Lite? WashPost to Replace Ombudsman with Readers Rep
The Washington Post announced today that it won't replace Patrick Pexton, whose two-year term as ombudsman ended yesterday, with another...
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by Sydney Smith on Mar 02, 2013
Why Transcripts Might Not Match NPR Programs, Ombudsman Explains
Ever wonder why a National Public Radio transcript might not match what you heard on a program? NPR ombudsman Edward...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 04, 2013
Was BusinessWeek Cover Racist? Editor-in-Chief Says ‘We’d do it differently ‘ if given second chance
After criticism that its Feb. 25 cover image was "stereotypical," racist and offensive, Bloomberg Businessweek editor-in-chief Josh Tyrangiel told Yahoo...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 05, 2013
Should Bolivian Journalists Use A Dead 14-Year-Old’s Facebook Photo?
Is it OK for the news media to use a 14-year-old's photo from Facebook in reports about the minor's death?...
by Rhonda Roland Shearer , Sydney Smith on Mar 05, 2013
Super Hero Firefighter? NBC News Caption Said ‘Fireman Holds Up a Fire Truck’ in Sinkhole
Did a firefighter act like a super hero and lift a fire truck with one hand? Apparently, a caption writer...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 06, 2013
Did Daily Mail, NY Post, Huff Post Steal NY Daily News Severed Head Photo?!
The New York Daily News scored a coup with its "exclusive" photo of Bashid Mclean holding the severed head of...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 06, 2013
Fox News 50-Word Rip-Off was ‘Reporting Error,’ Unpublishes Whole Story for Plagiarism
Fox News claimed that plagiarizing two sentences -- or 50 words -- from a Politico story on the sequestration was...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 07, 2013
PCC rules on Local Newspaper Secret Recording: ‘Initial decision to engage in subterfuge’ NOT justified
The UK Press Complaints Commission ruled that the Kent and Sussex Courier, a local newspaper in Tunbridge Wells, UK, shouldn't...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 10, 2013
3 Reasons Not to Trust the UK Daily Mail’s Reporting on Severed Head Photo
iMediaEthics' coverage of the NY Daily News's "exclusive" photo of Bashid Mclean, who was photographed holding the severed head of...