by Sydney Smith on Jun 19, 2019
Toronto Sun called nurse ‘poverty pimp,’ claim unfair
It was unfair for the Toronto Sun to call Canadian street nurse and advocate for the homeless Cathy Crowe a...
Sci/Tech/Health Journalism Ethics News
by Sydney Smith on Jun 13, 2019
New Zealand Herald’s story on man’s suicide didn’t break press council guidelines
Despite quoting extensively from a suicide note, the New Zealand Herald's report on the death by suicide of a man...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 07, 2019
Augusta Free Press blogger lifted from American Lung Association
The Augusta Free Press published a guest blogger's article, headlined "Eight tips to quit smoking this year for good." Problem...
by Sydney Smith on May 22, 2019
National Geographic unpublishes pictures after questions about photo manipulation
National Geographic has unpublished photos and is investigating the images after questions were raised about whether the images were manipulated....
by Sydney Smith on May 18, 2019
New Climate Reporting Advice from Guardian
The Guardian has new guidance for reporting on the climate. Specifically, the Guardian recommends staff use "climate emergency, crisis or...
by Sydney Smith on May 08, 2019
‘Default NPR practice’ is to identify conflicts of interest for studies, public editor says
When a news outlet reports on a study, should reporters state in every case who funded the study? NPR public...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 30, 2019
Canadian TV news adds editor’s note: customer at weed store was store’s publicist
Canadian TV news station CP24 interviewed a woman who said she was the first customer at Toronto's first marijuana store...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 29, 2019
IGN editor apologizes 9 months later for plagiarism
Nine months after being fired for plagiarism, editor Filip Miucin apologized for plagiarizing from Boomstick Gaming. Miucin's April apology was...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 09, 2019
Vaccination coverage: 2 Public Editors Weigh in
Two public editors for North American publications have weighed in on their outlets' coverage of vaccinations, measles coverage and those...