by David W. Moore on Feb 26, 2014
Poll: Do GOP Voters really want Arizona Gov. Brewer to veto anti-gay bill?
The Arizona Capitol Times reported yesterday that a statewide poll of Republican voters found a two-to-one margin in favor of...
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by Sydney Smith on Feb 11, 2014
RTE: Our libel defense ‘Unlikely to Succeed Before Jury,’ Homophobic Remarks cost us
Irish broadcaster RTE paid €85,000 in a libel settlement over comments made in a Jan. 11 entertainment program, Saturday Night...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 04, 2013
Toronto Star Admits August Article Plagiarized from 2010 Story on Vanity Plates
A Toronto Star reporter plagiarized from another Star reporter, a Public Editor Note revealed. The note posted atop Marc Ellison's...
by Hanqing Chen , Rolyne Joseph on Aug 22, 2013
The Zimmerman Effect? NYC Media Shies Away From Race in Local Robbery Reporting
A dramatic Manhattan robbery highlighted by the press in mid-July was just one part of a crime spree across the...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 07, 2013
Proposed Ethics Code for Sri Lanka’s Media Dropped after Complaints
Sri Lankan journalists won't have to abide by a government-proposed ethics code after all, the Colombo Gazette reported. The country's...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 11, 2013
Are Photos of Murdered Woman in the Public Interest? Mauritius Editor Charged with Crime Says Yes
Michaela McAreavey, a schoolteacher from Ireland, was murdered while on her honeymoon in Mauritius with her husband John in 2011. ...
by David W. Moore on Mar 28, 2013
Opposition to Same-Sex Marriage Likely Smaller Than What Most Polls Show
With the Supreme Court considering two cases involving same-sex marriage, it may be useful to review how opposed the public...
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 Sydney Smith on Jan 22, 2013
800 Complaints to the PCC, the Observer’s Transgender Column ‘Should Not Have Been Published’
A controversial column on transgender people that ran in The Observer and was later removed from its website has led to an...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 19, 2013
The Atlantic Takes $ from Scientology for Advertorial that Looked Just Like Real Article with Comments Section
The Atlantic apologized this week and unpublished a Jan. 14 advertorial promoting Scientology. The advertorial -- an article in the...