by Sydney Smith on Oct 26, 2019
Iowa newspaper offers unpublishing form for crime victims, non-violent crime stories
The Gazette newspaper in eastern Iowa released what appears to be a new policy for handling unpublishing requests. This policy...
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by Sydney Smith on Oct 26, 2019
ESPN used graphic showing China owning Taiwan
ESPN broadcast a graphic that indicated China owns Taiwan and other "disputed areas in the South China Sea," Sports Business...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 26, 2019
Corrections: What emoji? Currency Converter, Sonny Liston & Muhammad Ali
iMediaEthics' latest round-up of corrections includes wrongly reporting who won the Sonny Liston-Muhammad Ali fight, a movie image used as...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 25, 2019
Australian newspaper broke press guidelines with ‘violent Islam’ headline
The Australian newspaper shouldn't have used the phrase "Violent Islam" in a headline about a car attack in Melbourne, Australia...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 25, 2019
Front page pic of politician in gun crosshairs offensive, press council says
The Sunshine Coast Daily's front-page image of Queensland's leader in gun crosshairs was offensive without being in the public interest,...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 25, 2019
OK to call child killer ‘freak of nature’ & report on sexuality
News.com.au called a child who killed another child in 1993 a "freak of nature" and reported on the killer's sexuality....
by Sydney Smith on Oct 24, 2019
Weekly Newspaper Admits it ran Film Reviews w/o Authors’ Permission
The Cascadia Weekly, a Bellingham, Washington newspaper, apologized last month, admitting it re-published film reviews without the permission of authors....
by Sydney Smith on Oct 24, 2019
Pennsylvania lawyer sues over sex assault story
Pennsylvania politician Daylin Leach, a state senator, claims the Philadelphia Inquirer libeled him with a story alleging he sexually assaulted...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 23, 2019
17 or 117? Sunday Times overstates crimes at fair by 100
The Sunday Times claimed there were 117 crimes at a 2018 annual horse fair called the Appleby Fair, but the...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 22, 2019
LBC Radio aired paid interview without disclosure
LBC Radio in England aired a paid interview with a healthcare provider called Bupa, but didn't disclose it to listeners....