by Sydney Smith on Feb 08, 2020
Piers Morgan ‘ashamed’ of 1980s ‘inappropriate language’ over TV gay kiss
Piers Morgan apoloized for a 1980s news story he wrote that described a gay kiss on TV as a "homosexual...
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by Sydney Smith on Jul 28, 2019
NZ Herald cancels cartoon strip after transphobic subject matter
The New Zealand Herald apologized earlier this year after publishing on offensive cartoon about transgender people. It also canceled the...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 10, 2017
Student newspaper retracts published letter to editor from anti-LGBT group founder
The Miami Student unpublished a letter to the editor after it learned the author of the letter is affiliated with an...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 02, 2017
Offensive Column about Transgender People in Kentish Gazette Triggers 2 Suspensions
The Kentish Gazette suspended editor Bob Bounds and reporter Alex Claridge after an offensive column about a transgender person in...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 02, 2017
Calling someone transgender isn’t libelous, California court to throw out Richard Simmons suit
It isn't libelous to say someone is transgender or transitioning gender, a new court ruling says. Richard Simmons, the longtime...
by Sydney Smith on May 24, 2017
OK to Publish Pre-Transition Name of Transgender Woman, Press Council Says
Most guidelines for reporting on transgender issues recommend journalists exclude details of transgender people's previous names and lives. Australia's News.com.au did...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 16, 2017
News.com.au & Daily Mail Flunk Reporting on Transgender People
The privacy of a woman named Evie Amati, who was accused in a recent violent attack at a 7-Eleven store...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 03, 2016
UK Mirror Deletes after Fake Quotes from Pat Robertson on Orlando Pulse Shooting
The UK Mirror fell for fake quotes attributed to American televangelist Pat Robertson about the June shooting at the Pulse...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 02, 2016
Reporting on Transgender People and Issues: Press Regulator issues Guidance
There is new guidance in the UK for reporting on transgender people. The UK press regulator, the Independent Press Standards...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 27, 2016
Top Editors Must OK Transgender Stories at The Sun
News UK's 2015 annual report to the Independent Press Standards Organisation revealed the company, which publishes the Sun, the Times,...