by Sydney Smith on Jun 28, 2016
BBC ‘Very Sorry’ it upset Sir Cliff Richard with 2014 Sexual Assault Allegations Reporting
The BBC apologized for upsetting Sir Cliff Richard, the 75-year-old iconic rock 'n' roll singer, with its live coverage of...
Reporting on Rape
by Sydney Smith on May 13, 2016
Daily Mail Must Pay $58,000 for Maybe Identifying Sexual Assault Victim
The UK Daily Mail has to pay £40,000 (around $58,000 U.S.) for a September 2015 story that may have identified a...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 14, 2016
How to Report on Rape? Ethics Event April 28 to Teach UVA Students
Non-profit newsroom ProPublica will teach students at the University of Virginia about "the ethics, pitfalls and best practices surrounding journalistic investigations of...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 13, 2016
Why UK Newspaper Ignored Police Request & Published Pictures of Convicted Sex Offender
Daily British newspaper The Leicester Mercury decided to ignore a police request and publish photos of Ajay Jetha, a man Judge Nicholas...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 25, 2016
Fired CBC Host Jian Ghomeshi Found Not Guilty of Sexual Assault, Choking Charges
Jian Ghomeshi, who was fired from the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. in 2014, was found not guilty of sexual assault and...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 08, 2016
IDing Sexual Assault Victim gets Former Sun Editor David Dinsmore Convicted
Did you know that you could be convicted of breaking Britain's Sexual Offenses Act for publishing information that identifies a sexual assault...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 04, 2016
Fake Rape by ‘Middle Eastern Men’ story gets Sydney Morning Herald’s Paul Sheehan Suspended, Unpublished,
The Sydney Morning Herald suspended columnist Paul Sheehan "until further notice" for publishing a false story alleging a woman called Louise...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 03, 2016
Scottish Daily Record, Times Shouldn’t Have Named Possible Victim of Sexual Assault
A man who identified as a victim of a sexual assault complained about five Scottish news outlets' articles about his case. He told the...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 02, 2016
After Daniel Holtzclaw Story, SB Nation Fires Editor & Reporter, Puts Longform articles on Hiatus
In the nearly two weeks since SB Nation unpublished a sympathetic story on Daniel Holtzclaw, a former Oklahoma City police...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 29, 2016
After BBC Report on Jimmy Savile Abuse, UK paper won’t show Savile Photos
Last week, the BBC released the results of a three-year inquiry on deceased sexual abuser and former BBC host Jimmy...