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...
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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...
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...
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The New Republic unpublished an article about Pete Buttigieg, the mayor of South Bend, Indiana and a Democratic presidential candidate,...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...