by Sydney Smith on Aug 26, 2019
Good Morning America’s Lara Spencer on Prince George ballet: ‘I screwed up’
Good Morning America host Lara Spencer apologized for making fun of Prince George's ballet lessons, saying "I screwed up." Spencer...
Diversity
by Sydney Smith on Aug 19, 2019
OK to Mock Politician’s Religion, UK regulator finds
It was OK for Scottish news outlet the National to mock a politician's religion, the UK press regulator the Independent...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 31, 2019
Don’t say ‘wheelchair-bound,’ Canadian newspaper reminds
The Chilliwack Progress, a British Columbia newspaper, reminded staff not to use the term "wheelchair-bound" and to be careful with...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 14, 2019
Column Critical of Transgender Children Misled Readers
The Australian Daily Telegraph misled readers with a column critical of children transitioning gender. The Sept. 2017 column, "What madness...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 13, 2019
The New Republic deletes ‘inappropriate’ article on Pete Buttigieg
The New Republic unpublished an article about Pete Buttigieg, the mayor of South Bend, Indiana and a Democratic presidential candidate,...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 13, 2019
Why Guardian’s story on Alabama abortion law focused on race
The Guardian made a point to highlight that the Republicans who voted to ban abortion in Alabama were "all white...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 10, 2019
Detroit TV news fires reporter for race comment at journalism conference
Detroit TV news station WDIV-TV fired investigative reporter Kevin Dietz over a comment he made at a journalism conference, Dietz...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 05, 2019
Why Detroit Metro Times now capitalizes ‘Black’
The Detroit Metro Times has updated its style guide and now will capitalize "Black" in its articles. In a June...
by Sydney Smith on May 04, 2019
Sun’s Rod Liddle column on Kate Osamor wasn’t discriminatory
It wasn't discriminatory for the Sun's Rod Liddle to ask if black politician Kate Osamor, a Parliament member, got her...