Toronto Star Public Editor Questions Standards of Reporting on Suicides
Public editor Kathy English questioned why the Toronto Star and other news media shies away from reporting on suicides in…
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The Sun Apologizes to Soccer Player Tom Cleverly, At Least the 3rd Manchester United Player in Court this Year over Media Stories.
The UK Sun issued an apology for reporting a fake event about UK soccer player Tom Cleverley, the Guardian reported.The…
UK Politician: Should ‘Gross malpractice should lead to a journo being struck off ‘?
As StinkyJournalism has previously written, a Quebec, Canada politician has proposed licensing journalists. (See our stories here and here). But…
Quebec Culture Minister Explains Call to License Journalists
StinkyJournalism wrote last month about Quebec culture minister Christine St-Pierre's calls to license journalists. Journalists groups like the Federation of…
Newsweek/Daily Beast Retracts Fake Pelosi Quotes
Newsweek/The Daily Beast has apologized for attributing a fake quote to Nancy Pelosi, Talking Points Memo reported. Newsweek's Howard Kurtz…
Irish Examiner Columnist Steven King Suspended after Plagiarism Charges
The Irish Examiner's Steven King has been accused of plagiarism, according to the Irish Journal. As the Journal explained, King…
Ghana President’s Nephew: The Statesman’s Aston Martin story is Fake, Will Sue
The nephew of Ghana's president intends to file a lawsuit against the Statesman after the newspaper published what he says…
Daily Mail Accused of Invading Privacy, Harassing Carina Trimingham
The UK Daily Mail has been accused of invading the privacy of a woman named Carina Trimingham, the Guardian reported.…
Advice for Tanzanian Journalists on Sports Reporting
Tanzanian journalists attending Tanzania Sports Writers' Association workshop last weekend were advised on sports reporting, the Daily News reported. Two
Pakistan Misquote on the Media?
The Pakistan Observer published a clarification disclosing that an Interservice Public Relations spokesperson "contradicted" the newspaper's story and claimed the…