by Sydney Smith on Nov 06, 2019
Student newspaper deletes memorial to student
The Beacon, the student newspaper for the University of Portland, in Oregon, unpublished an opinion piece about Owen Klinger, a...
Apologies & Retractions
by Sydney Smith on Nov 06, 2019
UK newspaper front page made black mayor ‘look like a criminal’
The Bristol Post apologized after readers complained that its front-page illustration made the city's mayor, who is black, "look like...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 04, 2019
Australian political party published anti-trans article in magazine
The Australian NSW Greens published an anti-trans article in its members magazine. The article, "sex, gender, women and The Greens,"...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 04, 2019
KTVU apologizes for ‘racially insensitive’ Braves headline
San Francisco-area Fox affiliate KTVU used a problematic headline earlier this month for the Major League Baseball playoff game between...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 03, 2019
WashPost’s Al-Baghdadi headline changes
The Washington Post upset many readers with its headline for a news story about the death of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 25, 2019
Front page pic of politician in gun crosshairs offensive, press council says
The Sunshine Coast Daily's front-page image of Queensland's leader in gun crosshairs was offensive without being in the public interest,...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 24, 2019
Weekly Newspaper Admits it ran Film Reviews w/o Authors’ Permission
The Cascadia Weekly, a Bellingham, Washington newspaper, apologized last month, admitting it re-published film reviews without the permission of authors....
by Sydney Smith on Oct 21, 2019
College newspaper regrets ‘I hate black people’ headline quote
College newspaper the Daily Campus apologized to readers Oct. 14 for an "insensitive headline" that read "I hate black people"...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 18, 2019
Chris Cuomo apologizes for pronoun joke
CNN host Chris Cuomo apologized after saying jokingly that his pronouns were "She, her and hers." In an Oct. 11...