by Sydney Smith on Nov 20, 2018
BuzzFeed adds guidelines for reporting on mass shootings
BuzzFeed now has ethics guidelines for covering mass shootings. The guidance was added to the BuzzFeed News Standards and Ethics...
Bias
by Sydney Smith on Jan 21, 2017
CNN, San Francisco Chronicle remind staff: Don’t participate in Women’s March on Washington, political events
Journalists are, of course, allowed to have political opinions. However, they were reminded this week that they are required to...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 28, 2016
3 Sean Hannity Episodes were Biased, Showed ‘Overwhelmingly One-Sided View’ of Trump, UK Broadcast Regulator Says
Three August episodes of Sean Hannity's program on Fox News were biased in their coverage of the U.S. election, the...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 09, 2016
Reporting on Refugees: Czech TV Station Prima Announces Investigation after Bias Accusations
After accusations that the station ordered staff to negatively report on refugees, Czech TV station Prima News will undergo an...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 09, 2016
No ‘Pay for Play’ at NPR for Iran Nuclear Deal Coverage, Ombuds Says
A group in favor of the Iran nuclear deal, The Ploughshares Fund, gave $100,000 to NPR "to help it report...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 06, 2016
Czech TV News Told Staff to Negatively Cover Refugees, Leaked Audio & Anonymous Sources Tell Czech News Site
Czech TV news station Prima TV told its journalists last September to only cover the refugee crisis negatively, Czech's Radio...
by Sydney Smith on May 29, 2016
PBS NewsHour Stands by Bernie Sanders Coverage
PBS NewsHour stands by its coverage of Bernie Sanders after viewer complaints. PBS ombudsman Michael Getler wrote May 25 about viewers...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 01, 2015
Politico’s Mike Allen E-mailed He’d Agree to Chelsea Clinton Questions in Advance, Now says ‘My Bad,’ He’d ‘Never Do That’
Politico's Chief White House Correspondent Mike Allen apologized after a Freedom of Information request turned up e-mails with then-Senior Communications Advisor for...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 20, 2015
NPR Latino USA episode on ‘Chuy’ Garcia candidate failed standards, NPR says
Listeners complained and NPR agreed about claims of bias in a Latino USA's episode broadcast on NPR. The then-Chicago mayoral...