by Sydney Smith on Apr 18, 2019
NPR got ‘outsized number of complaints’ over Venezuela coverage
NPR received "an outsized number of complaints" over its coverage of Venezuela, the NPR public editor's office reported. "I think...
Ombudsmen/Press Councils
by Sydney Smith on Apr 18, 2019
Talk Radio made ‘serious breaches’ in George Galloway program defending Jeremy Corbyn from anti-Semitism claims
Talk Radio's George Galloway show spent most of its three hour program in July 2018 defending UK Labour leader Jeremy...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 16, 2019
Interview with reporter was consent for newspaper to ID teenage who was robbed
It wasn't an invasion of privacy to report on a 15-year-old being robbed, the UK press regulator the Independent Press...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 12, 2019
Mail Online published murder crime scene video, showed murder victim
The Mail Online published a video showing a murder crime scene and a murder victim surrounded by blood. That, one...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 10, 2019
UK radio host claimed Asians caused rat infestations, offended listeners
UK radio station TalkSport offended listeners with discriminatory comments about Asian residents in Glasgow, the UK broadcast regulator OfCom ruled....
by Sydney Smith on Apr 09, 2019
Vaccination coverage: 2 Public Editors Weigh in
Two public editors for North American publications have weighed in on their outlets' coverage of vaccinations, measles coverage and those...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 03, 2019
Jon Snow on Brexit protests: ‘never seen so many white people’
Jon Snow, a host for the UK's Channel 4 News, made an "unscripted" remark about protests in favor of Brexit...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 02, 2019
NPR: Use ‘precise’ language reporting on Robert Mueller report
NPR should have added "three little words or even just two" in its reporting on Robert Mueller's report, Elizabeth Jensen,...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 26, 2019
New Zealand mosque attacks: Globe & Mail ‘understated’ in print edition, Toronto Star needs terrorism guidelines
Days after the Christchurch, New Zealand mosques terrorism attacks, public editors for both the Globe and Mail and the Toronto...