by Sydney Smith on Feb 14, 2012
AP Stylebook: Don’t Use Phrase ‘Illegitimate Child’
The Associated Press Stylebook added an entry for "illegitimate child," Poynter's Mallary Jean Tenore reported Feb. 13. However, the AP...
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by Sydney Smith on Feb 13, 2012
New Social Media Guidelines at Sky News Ban RTs of Others’ Work
Sky News issued restrictive new social media guidelines Feb. 7, the Guardian reported. According to the Guardian's report, under the...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 13, 2012
CBS News’ Sharyl Attkisson Given Conservative Group’s Award, Doesn’t Attend Ceremony after Criticism
CBS News reporter Sharyl Attkisson has been criticized for "accepting an award from Accuracy in Media, a conservative group with...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 12, 2012
New Zealand Student Newspaper Gets Advisory Board as ‘Critical Friend’
New Zealand's University of Otago established a "student media advisory board" for its student magazine Critic and radio channel Radio One,...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 12, 2012
The Sun, Daily Mail Unpublish Stories Claiming Woman Killed by Pet Dog?
The Sun and the Daily Mail each apparently unpublished articles claiming that a woman named Cassandra Smith was killed by...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 12, 2012
Readers Rep On Criticism of Cleveland Plain Dealer for not Publishing Bishop’s Letter
The Cleveland Plain Dealer's readers representative Ted Diadiun explained in a Feb. 12 column why the newspaper published a story...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 10, 2012
Nightjack Blogger whose Email was Hacked by the Times of London to Sue
News Corp-owned the Times of London apologized Feb. 7 because one of its reporters hacked the e-mail of a police...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 10, 2012
Globe & Mail Doesn’t Moderate Comments before Publication, New Haven Independent Stops Publishing Comments Altogether
The Globe and Mail's new public editor, Sylvia Stead, asked "Why not screen all comments before posting?" in a column....
by Sydney Smith on Feb 10, 2012
PCC: Luton Herald & Post Insensitive for ‘Pervert’ Headline
The Press Complaints Commission ruled that the Luton Herald & Post violated the PCC's code of practice with a headline...