by Sydney Smith on May 14, 2018
What is Easter? Butterflies or Bees? And Other Corrections
iMediaEthics' latest round-up of noteworthy or amusing corrections starts below: What is Easter? On Good Friday, March 30, NPR botched...
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by Sydney Smith on May 16, 2018
MSNBC, Washington Post warn Hugh Hewitt Not to write about Scott Pruitt, EPA, citing conflicts of interest
Hugh Hewitt, an MSNBC host and Washington Post columnist, has ties to the Environmental Protection Agency. His son works for...
by Sydney Smith on May 20, 2018
Photo of Child whose Family was Shot at in Brazil not in public interest
The Daily Telegraph published an unpixelated photograph of a child without parental permission, breaking UK guidelines for reporting on children....
by Sydney Smith on May 23, 2018
UK press regulator will create guidelines for reporting on major incidents after Manchester bombing
The UK press regulator, the Independent Press Standards Organisation, promised to create guidelines for reporting on major terror incidents, UK...
by David W. Moore on May 23, 2018
Will new AP poll guidelines fix faulty poll problem?
There’s a buzz over at the Associated Press, which has just updated its AP Stylebook with a new chapter on...
by Sydney Smith on May 24, 2018
Phnom Penh Post: 13 Journalists Quit after Call for Unpublishing
There has been major upheaval at Cambodia's Phnom Penh Post. Sivakumar Ganapathy, the new owner of the English-language daily, ordered...
by Sydney Smith on May 25, 2018
Jack Lessenberry accused of ‘questionable behavior,’ quits Metro Times & Michigan Radio
Jack Lessenberry, the Toledo Blade's ombudsman and a Metro Times columnist, quit his gig at the Metro Times after news...
by on May 26, 2018
Syrian Gov didn’t pay for Reverend’s Trip to Syria, Church Times Admits ‘Significant Error’
A column in the Church Times claimed that Reverend Giles Fraser took a "freebie" trip to Syria last month that...
by Sydney Smith on May 27, 2018
Media regulator will expand guidance for reporting on suicide
The UK press regulator the Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO) announced last month it is expanding its resources and guidance...