by Sydney Smith on Apr 14, 2020
2 UK news outlets wrongly reported on death by suicide
Two UK newspapers, the Didcot Herald and Oxford Mail, misreported that a 13-year-old who died by suicide had a "previously...
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by Sydney Smith on Apr 19, 2020
Australian newspaper claimed refugees attempting suicide were ‘attention-seeking’
A May 2019 Australian Telegraph opinion column made light of suicide attempts by refugees and argued refugees attempting suicide were...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 21, 2020
Daily Mirror used photo of children at school club with story on poverty
The Daily Mirror published a "misleading" photograph of two children to accompany a report last summer about a food program...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 25, 2020
OK to publish photos, video of car accident in small community, NZ regulator rules
It wasn't an invasion of privacy or offensive for a local news site to publish photos of a car and...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 26, 2020
Not Discriminatory to write about Woman’s relationship with a chandelier, IPSO rules
Last December, the UK Sun published an annual awards roundup of stories and events that were "hypocritical or worthy of...
by Sydney Smith on May 01, 2020
Guardian Readers’ Editor on Coronavirus coverage & corrections
More readers are contacting the Guardian's readers' editor, Elisabeth Ribbans, the newspaper's readers' editor, wrote April 19. "The readers’ editor’s...
by Sydney Smith on May 01, 2020
London Live David Icke coronavirus interview ‘potentially harmful’
London Live TV broadcast an interview with "potentially harmful content about the coronavirus pandemic," OfCom ruled April 20. OfCom received...
by Sydney Smith on May 02, 2020
Australian newspaper upset father with 2019 story on 2007 murder
An Australian newspaper broke press guidelines when it reported in 2019 on the murders of two children that took place...
by Sydney Smith on May 05, 2020
Don’t say ‘charged’ if case isn’t brought by authorities, press regulator says
It's wrong to use the phrase "charged" if someone has merely been accused of a crime or has not faced...