by Sydney Smith on Jun 25, 2012
Pacific Freedom Forum Calls Samoa Observer Unethical for Topless Photo of Teen
The Pacific Freedom Forum called out the Samoa Observer for publishing online and on the newspaper's front page a topless...
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by Sydney Smith on Jun 25, 2012
Fact Check Claims of Superlatives, Public Editor Reminds
The Toronto Star's public editor Kathy English highlighted the importance of being careful with superlatives like the "first, only, most,...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 25, 2012
Tennessee Newspaper Photoshops Political Candidates
The Murfreesboro Post used Photoshop to edit in a photo of politician U.S. Rep. Diane Black in a photo of...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 25, 2012
Connecticut Newspaper Apologizes for Fabrication, Fires Reporter
Connecticut's New Canaan News fired reporter Paresh Jha for making up "quotations and sources" and apologized for the "gross violation...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 24, 2012
Fake Ottawa Citizen Retraction, Phony NYT Press Releases Circulate
At least three fake press releases, including one that was a fake retraction of an Ottawa Citizen article about artist...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 24, 2012
NYDaily News, WPIX Take Down Fake Drake-Chris Brown Video
We wrote earlier this month about the New York Daily News and WPIX being hoaxed by a fake video claiming...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 23, 2012
Fiji TV Announces Commitment to Ethics
Fiji TV announced a commitment to media ethics and to make its work more ethical, according to a Pacific Media...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 23, 2012
Student Wins Libel Case against Daily Mail, Evening Standard
Luke Cooper won his libel lawsuit against the Daily Mail and Evening Standard. As we have written, Cooper, a PhD...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 22, 2012
Scottish Sun Apologizes for ID’ing Children
The Scottish Sun apologized after unnecessarily identifying children in an April 29 story critical of their father, the PCC reported....
by Sydney Smith on Jun 22, 2012
Ghana Journalists Advised to Follow Ethics, Avoid Checkbook Journalism
Journalists attending a "Guidelines for Political Journalism" workshop were advised on reporting "truthful, unbiased information" on politics and to carefully...