by Sydney Smith on May 05, 2012
100+ Complaints over UK Sun’s Headline Mocking Speech Impediment
The UK Sun's May 2 headline "Bwing on the Euwos" prompted "more than 100 complaints," Journalism.co.uk reported. The headline, which...
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by Sydney Smith on May 05, 2012
Chicago Sun-Times Editor Calls Reporter’s Tweets ‘Offensive’
The Chicago Sun-Times editor Jim Kirk commented on "a series of offensive tweets about women" by the Sun-Times' Joe Cowley,...
by Sydney Smith on May 05, 2012
UK Police Want BBC Footage on Mark Duggan Death, but BBC Says it Won’t Give ‘Untransmitted Footage’ without Court Order
The BBC "withheld crucial Mark Duggan shooting footage," the UK Press Gazette reported. According to a Guardian report at the...
by Sydney Smith on May 04, 2012
Oops! Another Google News Error Suggests Angelina Jolie Charged with Terrorism in Bosnia
Last week, Google News paired a picture of actress Angelina Jolie with a group of stories on "terrorism charges" against...
by Sydney Smith on May 04, 2012
Malaysian Newspaper Apologizes, Retracts Story Reporting Wrong Quote, Politician May Sue for Libel
Malaysian newspaper The New Straits Times issued a substantial retraction and apology May 3 for a May 2 article headlined "Observer...
by Sydney Smith on May 03, 2012
India’s Press Council Chair: Regulation Necessary for Media, Sensationalism & Paid News Problems in India’s Media
India's Press Council chairman Markandey Katju called for a better regulation system for the country's media in an editorial in...
by Sydney Smith on May 03, 2012
Israel TV News Airs Hoax Story Claiming Israeli Girl Kidnapped at Disney, Retracts Story and Suspends Reporter
Israel's Channel 10 TV news aired a hoax story April 29, Israel's Media Watch's Yisrael Medad and Eli Pollak wrote...
by Sydney Smith on May 02, 2012
Parliamentary Report: Rupert Murdoch ‘not a fit person to exercise the stewardship of major international company’
The UK Parliamentary Committee on Culture, Media and Sport Select released its report on the UK phone hacking scandal on...
by Sydney Smith on May 01, 2012
Israel’s Broadcasting Authority Says No Personal Opinions on Air?
Israel's Broadcasting Authority was "accused of censoring personal opinions" after calling for radio host Anat Davidov to axe a short...
by Sydney Smith on May 01, 2012
College Magazine Apologizes for Plagiarism, Retracts Articles, Fires Plagiarist
Three student journalists no longer work for Rochester Institute of Technology's Reporter magazine after "discoveries of plagiarism within two recent stories,"...