by Sydney Smith on Aug 13, 2016
Jamaican Cricketer Marlon Samuels Suing News Outlets in Australia
Jamaican cricket player Marlon Samuels is suing News.com.au and its reporter James Matthey for suggesting he was "involved with criminal gangs...
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by Sydney Smith on Aug 12, 2016
Mercury News, Chicago Tribune Foul on Olympics Headlines
The San Jose Mercury News apologized to readers after an insensitive and inappropriate headline referring to Simone Manuel simply as...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 12, 2016
Behind the Correction from Salt Lake City’s KUTV: Hillary Clinton not 1 Point Ahead of Trump after Convention
"Could Utah vote Democrat for president for first time in 5 decades?" Salt Lake City's KUTV asked in an Aug....
by Sydney Smith on Aug 11, 2016
Daily Beast Deletes Olympic Grindr Story after Complaints
The Daily Beast unpublished its article about Olympic athletes using dating and hookup apps in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 11, 2016
Daily Beast Edits Olympics Grindr Story, Sorry if it Accidentally Outed Any Olympic Athletes
The Daily Beast apologized after publishing a story that may have outed gay Olympic athletes. Nico Hines' Aug. 11 story, "The...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 11, 2016
Arianna Huffington Steps Down as Huffington Post Editor-in-Chief
Arianna Huffington is resigning as editor-in-chief of the Huffington Post, she announced today. Earlier this year, Huffington made things tougher on...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 11, 2016
Press Regulator Adds ‘Arbitration Pilot’ to Manage Legal Claims against British Newspapers
There's now another way for people upset about UK news articles to complain. Press regulator the Independent Press Standards Organisation announced...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 10, 2016
NYTimes Should Have Disclosed Michael Morell’s Ties to Clinton Aide’s PR Firm in Endorsement OpEd
When publishing former CIA chief Michael J. Morell's endorsement of Hillary Clinton for president, the New York Times should have...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 09, 2016
Society of Professional Journalists gives Ethics Awards to Journalists from Las Vegas Review-Journal, Associated Press
The Las Vegas Review-Journal and the Associated Press continue to stockpile journalism ethics awards for their work reporting on the sale...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 08, 2016
Bill Leak’s Indigenous Cartoon Prompts Complaints to Press Council, Advertiser Pulling Ads
Readers are upset over a cartoon in daily newspaper The Australian about indigenous people. The cartoon by Bill Leak pictures a...