by Sydney Smith on Jul 23, 2018
Northern Echo called birthday party ‘booze-fuelled orgy’
The Northern Echo wrongly claimed a woman's 40th birthday party dinner in Saltburn-by-the-Sea was a "booze-fuelled orgy with sex toys...
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by Sydney Smith on Jul 22, 2018
Dover Express met ‘Significant Public Interest’ in Reporting Death of Child
The Independent Press Standards Organisation, the UK press regulator, ruled that The Dover Express did not violate press standards by identifying a child...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 17, 2018
Alex Salmond’s RT show misled with Tweet Questions from People Affiliated with Show or HIm
A television viewer complained that Alex Salmond, the former First Minister of Scotland, "invented tweets presented as real from viewers...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 15, 2018
Sun’s ‘Cheating, Car Killer Ex-Husband’ Story Broke Press Guidelines
The UK Sun published an article calling a man a "cheating, car killer ex-husband" and saying he "scared" and abused...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 12, 2018
Sun sort-of apologizes for Colombia ‘Go Kane’ front page, IPSO gets 14 complaints
The UK Sun upset the Colombian ambassador with its June 3 front page headline linking the country to drugs. The...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 08, 2018
UK newspaper published too much information on man’s suicide
A UK newspaper, The Forester, broke guidelines for reporting on suicide with its December 2017 article about a Gloucestershire man's...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 07, 2018
UK Times compared sports exec to Kim Jong-un
It was OK for the UK Times to compare sports executive Mike Ashley to North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un, UK...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 30, 2018
Daily Mail Australia Broke Suicide Reporting Guidelines
The Australian Daily Mail broke guidelines for reporting on suicide with a May 2017 story about a man who attempted...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 20, 2018
Australian Newspaper Misled with Gun Lobby Bullies article
The Australian Herald Sun claimed that Australia's firearms lobby was "trolling" and that "gun-lobby bullies have tried to 'intimidate, shout...