by Sydney Smith on May 11, 2013
Why Journalists Shouldn’t Say ‘Shark-infested Waters,’ Guardian Readers Editor Explains
The term "shark-infested waters" is an inaccurate cliche, the Guardian readers' editor Chris Elliott argued in a May 5 column....
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by Sydney Smith on May 02, 2013
Syrian Electronic Army Hacks Guardian’s Twitter Accounts for ‘Lies and Slander’
The Guardian reported that some of its Twitter accounts was hacked this past week. Hacked accounts included the Guardian's Books,...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 27, 2013
Calling Transsexuals ‘Bed-wetters in bad wigs’ OK with PCC, Rules not Discrimination or Harassment
Even though complainants in the U.K. found the Observer's column about transgender people was "offensive," the Press Complaints Commission ruled that...
by Rhonda Roland Shearer on Jan 07, 2013
Jared Diamond misleads UK Observer Editor: Libel lawsuit NOT dismissed, voluntarily withdrawn without prejudice
What happened to Jared Diamond’s libel lawsuit where he was sued by two Papua New Guinea tribesmen in 2009? Diamond...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 21, 2012
Guardian Cartoonist: Netanyahu Cartoon Not Anti-Semitism
Was the Guardian's cartoon picturing "Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as a puppet-master, controlling tiny versions of Foreign Secretary William...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 17, 2012
Women in Journalism Studies Gender Balance in UK News, Finds Kate Middleton Most Photographed
Women in Journalism, which identifies itself as a "networking, campaigning, training and social organisation for women journalists," studied UK newspapers from...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 08, 2012
Should the Guardian have Guidelines for Use of Sexual Language, Readers Editor Asks?
In an Oct. 7 column in response to reader complaints about sexual language in the newspaper, The Guardian's readers' editor...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 31, 2012
Guardian Corrects 2011 Blog with Conflict of Interest, Ends Contract with Writer
Joshua Treviño's freelance "commentator" position at the Guardian ended in nine days over an old "offensive tweet" and an undisclosed...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 13, 2012
Readers Editor: Guardian ‘should not have distributed’ Pro-Sri Lanka Supplement
The Guardian didn't intentionally place a promotional supplement on Sri Lanka next to an article critical of Sri Lanka, but...
by Sydney Smith on May 30, 2012
UK Prosecutors: No Charges Against Guardian Journalist or Police Officer Accused of Leaking to her
Guardian journalist Amelia Hill and a police officer accused of leaking information to her for stories on the UK phone...