Bad Taste and Standards in the News Media

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"...

The Sunshine Coast Daily's front-page image of Queensland's leader in gun crosshairs was offensive without being in the public interest,...

San Francisco-area Fox affiliate KTVU used a problematic headline earlier this month for the Major League Baseball playoff game between...

The Australian NSW Greens published an anti-trans article in its members magazine. The article, "sex, gender, women and The Greens,"...

The Bristol Post apologized after readers complained that its front-page illustration made the city's mayor, who is black, "look like...

Canadian sports news outlet Sportsnet fired professional hockey analyst Don Cherry after he made offensive comments about immigrants during a...

Charles Barkley, the former NBA player and current TNT NBA analyst, told a reporter from Axios, Alexi McCammond, that "I...

Tim Ryan, a radio analyst for the San Francisco 49ers, commented that Baltimore Ravens' quarterback is good at faking hand-offs...

Last month, Canada's Sportsnet fired professional hockey analyst Don Cherry for his offensive comments about immigrants and poppies. Canada's CTV...