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...
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by Sydney Smith on Nov 21, 2012
Reuters Retracts Story on Anonymous Source’s Video of ‘Nigerian Troops Shooting Unarmed Captives’
Reuters retracted a Nov. 18 story "reporting that a video showed Nigerian troops shooting unarmed captives," according to a Nov....
by Sydney Smith on Nov 20, 2012
Ohio Morning Meteorologist Suing Chief Meteorologist for Libel
An Ohio meteorologist is suing another meteorologist at his station, NBC-affiliate WCMH, for libel, according to the Columbus Dispatch. Morning...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 20, 2012
Globe & Mail on Difference Between Correction & Clarification
Globe and Mail public editor Sylvia Stead explained to readers recently how the Canadian daily newspaper differentiates between corrections and...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 20, 2012
Anonymous Source Criticizes Anonymously Sourced Comments about New York Jets
An anonymous New York Jets player criticized news outlets, including the New York Daily News, that used anonymous sources to...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 20, 2012
Philippines Forum Focuses on Reporting on Children, Social Media Ethics
The Philippines' Department of Social Welfare and Development hosted a "forum on Social Media Ethics" that also addressed "standards in...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 20, 2012
ITV’s ‘Lapse’ in Lord McAlpine Reporting Leads to Apology, OfCom Investigation, Libel Lawsuit
Lord McAlpine, the retired politician who settled with the BBC for £185,000 (close to $300,000) after the British public broadcaster...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 19, 2012
Rupert Murdoch Apologizes for Tweets about ‘Jewish Owned Press,’ Media Bias
News Corp. CEO Rupert Murdoch apologized after making controversial comments about Gaza, the Hollywood Reporter reported. In a Nov. 18...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 19, 2012
Register Citizen Corrected Error on Front Page Above the Fold
Matt DeRienzo, group editor of the Journal Register Company newspapers, addressed the need for prominent corrections in a Nov. 18 column...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 18, 2012
BBC Apologizes for ‘Inappropriate’ On-Air Gaza Question to Rabbi Jonathan Sacks
The BBC apologized to Rabbi Jonathan Sacks for asking him "about the Gaza situation while he thought he was off-air,"...