by Sydney Smith on May 06, 2011
Last U.S. News Council Standing: Q & A with John Hamer, Washington News Council
The Minnesota News Council's January 2011 closing leaves just just one U.S. news council still active -- the Washington News...
Ombudsmen/Press Councils
by Sydney Smith on May 08, 2011
Why Proposed Media Laws May Shut Down South African Press Council
As iMediaEthics recently reported, laws proposed in South Africa may lead to the closure of the South African Press Council and...
by Sydney Smith on May 13, 2011
UK PCC May Regulate Reporters’ Tweets, Hold Tweets to Editorial Code
The UK media regulatory body the Press Complaints Commission (PCC) may start regulating UK reporters' tweets, the Guardian reported. The...
by Sydney Smith on May 14, 2011
News Ombudsmen Meeting
The Organization of News Ombudsmen will have its annual meeting next week in Montreal. The three-day conference starts May 15. ...
by Sydney Smith on May 17, 2011
‘Torture’ Word Use Prompts Complaints to NY Times
The New York Times' public editor Arthur Brisbane reported in his latest column that readers are complaining over the Times'...
by Sydney Smith on May 20, 2011
PCC Releases Annual Report, Director Interviewed for 1st Time Since ’09
The UK Press Complaints Commission released its annual report this week. Between the report and the PCC's director giving his...
by Sydney Smith on May 21, 2011
NYT Criticized for not Crediting Social Media, not Linking outside of NYT
Reuters' Felix Salmon criticized two recent columns from the New York Times for ignoring social media's impact on the May 1 developing Osama...
by Sydney Smith on May 24, 2011
Criticism of Proposed Media Council in Kurdistan
A Kurdistan university's media department has proposed a law to create a "high media council" but there's both confusion and...
by Sydney Smith on May 25, 2011
PCC Explains Request to Include Reporters’ Tweets in Jurisdiction
As iMediaEthics wrote earlier this month, the UK media regulatory body the Press Complaints Commission may start regulating reporters' and news...