by Sydney Smith on Aug 13, 2019
OK for BBC to publish Neo-Nazi-doctored image of Prince Harry being shot
It was OK for the BBC to publish a piece of neo-Nazi propaganda depicting Prince Harry being shot, OfCom, the...
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by Sydney Smith on Aug 13, 2019
UK Star and Mirror hit delete on Momo stories
The Daily Star and Mirror unpublished online articles about the Momo meme after complaints to the UK press regulator the...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 12, 2019
Woman denied giving quotes to Mail Online, but reporter’s notes get complaint rejected
A woman denied giving any quotes to a UK Mail Online reporter, but the newspaper reported that she did. Even...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 12, 2019
NPR de-indexes public editor’s blogpost, updates & corrects 2018 corrections
What do you do when the correction is wrong? Or when you have problems with the public editor's response? A...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 12, 2019
OK for Nigel Farage to say ‘Jon Snow should be attacked’
LBC Radio's Nigel Farage, leader of the Brexit Party, said on air that UK Channel 4 journalist Jon Snow "should...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 09, 2019
Comment about white people at Brexit protest not problematic, OfCom rules
It wasn't racist or offensive for UK TV news host Jon Snow to comment that he had "never seen so...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 08, 2019
NPR on ‘Racist’ & Trump’s Tweets
NPR is using the word "racist" to describe Pres. Donald Trump's tweets about Democratic congresswomen, including Trump's remark that they...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 01, 2019
UK journalists can’t ID victims of sexual assault during newsgathering
In the UK, it's against the law to name sexual assault victims, unless the victims come forward themselves. Now, it's...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 29, 2019
RT fined $250K over Skripal poisonings, Syrian war coverage
UK broadcast regulator OfCom fined RT, formerly known as Russia Today, £200,000 (about $250,000) for breaking broadcast guidelines. In an...