by Sydney Smith on Jun 18, 2012
3 UK Papers Apologize for Wrongly Reporting Man Froze to Death
Three UK newspapers have apologized for wrongly reporting in February that a man named Martin Hoskins "had frozen to death...
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by Sydney Smith on Jun 18, 2012
Toronto Star Public Editor on the word ‘Queer’
Toronto Star public editor Kathy English asked readers if "queer" is considered "an offensive word when used as a collective...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 20, 2012
New Yorker Adds Editor’s Notes to Self-Plagiarized Blog Posts
The New Yorker added an editor's note to a June 12 article "Why Smart People are Stupid" to note that...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 21, 2012
Australian Journalism Prof creates ‘Best Practices’ Blog
Australian journalism professor Lawrie Zion set up a blog on "Best Practices" to host "best practices initiatives" like accuracy for...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 21, 2012
Update: Jonah Lehrer Apologizes, New Yorker Adds another Editor’s Note, WIRED Reviewing his Work
Jonah Lehrer apologized this week for re-using his own writing for other publications in his five blog posts for the...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 22, 2012
Scottish Sun Apologizes for ID’ing Children
The Scottish Sun apologized after unnecessarily identifying children in an April 29 story critical of their father, the PCC reported....
by Sydney Smith on Jun 22, 2012
Daily Mail Corrects Wrong Claims Journalist Included Measurements, Offered to work Nude for BBC Job
The Daily Mail apologized June 16 for its inaccurate reporting about a freelance reporter who used to work at BBC...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 23, 2012
Fiji TV Announces Commitment to Ethics
Fiji TV announced a commitment to media ethics and to make its work more ethical, according to a Pacific Media...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 25, 2012
Fact Check Claims of Superlatives, Public Editor Reminds
The Toronto Star's public editor Kathy English highlighted the importance of being careful with superlatives like the "first, only, most,...