by Sydney Smith on May 16, 2016
Ezekial Stephan Coverage didn’t need Naturopathy Balance, Public Editor Says
A Canadian toddler named Ezekiel Stephan died from meningitis in 2012 and his parents, David and Collet Stephan, who treated him...
Sci/Tech/Health Journalism Ethics News
by Sydney Smith on Jul 01, 2016
Jane Sutton Doesn’t have Cancer, UK News Didn’t Fact Check Before Publication
A UK newspaper, the Express & Star, mistakenly reported on its front page that a woman has been battling cancer Now...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 22, 2016
Australian news outlet paid $75K for interview with Belle Gibson, who faked Cancer
Australia's Channel Nine paid blogger Belle Gibson $75,000 for an exclusive interview after she was busted for faking brain cancer....
by Sydney Smith on Oct 03, 2016
The Verge fires editor who secretly got job at Apple
A Verge deputy editor, Chris Ziegler, was secretly working for Apple almost the entire summer without disclosing it to his editors....
by Sydney Smith on Dec 02, 2016
NYTimes Op-Ed on Facebook & Fake News Needed More Disclosure, Public Editor Says
The New York Times published an op-ed calling for Facebook not to fact check after public discussion of the social...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 05, 2016
Was it OK for Australian newspapers to Disclose HIV/AIDs status of Dead Man?
The Sun-Herald and the Sydney Morning Herald, two Australian newspapers, reported on a man's death and his secretive life, including that...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 14, 2016
Daily Mail Cruelly Compared Woman’s Mugshot to a Zombie from Walking Dead
The Daily Mail should be ashamed of itself after comparing a woman to a zombie from the AMC television series,...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 04, 2017
Turning Water into Power? PBS NewsHour Yanks Report after Reader Complaints
PBS's NewsHour unpublished a report claiming a Greek inventor is creating a way to turn water into power after many...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 10, 2017
Shiva Ayyadurai suing TechDirt over Stories Saying He Didn’t Invent E-mail
Dr. Shiva Ayyadurai is suing TechDirt, a group business blog, for $15 million over articles disputing his claims that he...