by Sydney Smith on Feb 12, 2012
New Zealand Student Newspaper Gets Advisory Board as ‘Critical Friend’
New Zealand's University of Otago established a "student media advisory board" for its student magazine Critic and radio channel Radio One,...
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by Sydney Smith on Feb 12, 2012
Katy Perry uses Cocaine? Gather Retracts 2 False Stories
Gather published a lengthy retraction Feb. 10 of fake claims that singer Katy Perry uses cocaine. The fake claims were...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 12, 2012
The Sun, Daily Mail Unpublish Stories Claiming Woman Killed by Pet Dog?
The Sun and the Daily Mail each apparently unpublished articles claiming that a woman named Cassandra Smith was killed by...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 12, 2012
Readers Rep On Criticism of Cleveland Plain Dealer for not Publishing Bishop’s Letter
The Cleveland Plain Dealer's readers representative Ted Diadiun explained in a Feb. 12 column why the newspaper published a story...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 11, 2012
European Court of Human Rights Rules in 2 Media Privacy Cases
The European Court of Human Rights ruled that "the private lives of celebrities are of legitimate interest to the media,"...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 11, 2012
8 Arrested, including 5 Sun Journalists, in UK Investigation into Bribery
The UK police arrested five "senior journalists" from News Corp-owned The Sun and three members of the UK police or...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 10, 2012
State-Owned Ghana Media Outlets Called to Avoid Sensationalism, Bias in Election Reporting
Ghana's National Media Commission chairman, Ambassador Kabral Blay-Amihene, called for Ghana's media to "give fair coverage to all parties" in...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 10, 2012
Nightjack Blogger whose Email was Hacked by the Times of London to Sue
News Corp-owned the Times of London apologized Feb. 7 because one of its reporters hacked the e-mail of a police...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 10, 2012
Globe & Mail Doesn’t Moderate Comments before Publication, New Haven Independent Stops Publishing Comments Altogether
The Globe and Mail's new public editor, Sylvia Stead, asked "Why not screen all comments before posting?" in a column....
by Sydney Smith on Feb 10, 2012
PCC: Luton Herald & Post Insensitive for ‘Pervert’ Headline
The Press Complaints Commission ruled that the Luton Herald & Post violated the PCC's code of practice with a headline...