by Sydney Smith on Jan 24, 2012
New Zealand’s Media Regulation ‘Outdated,’ former NZ Journalist Says
Linda Clark, a former political editor for New Zealand TV news outlet, TVNZ, argued that New Zealand's self-regulatory model is...
Ombudsmen/Press Councils
by Sydney Smith on Jan 25, 2012
Nigerian Govt says Advertorial has Fake News, Complaining to Press Council
Three Lagos, Nigeria government officials including Lagos' attorney general questioned an advertorial published in the Nigerian Tribune, national newspaper Leadership...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 25, 2012
PCC Rejects Julian Assange’s Autobiography Complaint
WikiLeaks' Julian Assange complained to the UK print regulatory body the Press Complaints Commission over a review of Assange's autobiography, Julian...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 27, 2012
OfCom: ITV News ‘Mislead’ Viewers with Two Video Segments
OfCom ruled Jan. 23 that UK broadcaster ITV News broke OfCom standards by airing two segments with incorrect footage in September,...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 29, 2012
Journalism Conference in Mysore, India Calls for Self-Regulation of Media, but what about Press Council?
A former Indian state ombudsman, Santoch N Hegde, called for self-regulation in Mysore's media at a Jan. 26 journalism discussion,...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 30, 2012
Nairobi Star Ran 2009 al Shabaab Story as News in 2012, Based Story on Tweets
The Nairobi Star's public editor Karen Rothmyer reported that the newspaper ran old news as if it were new in...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 31, 2012
WaPo Public Editor Apologizes for Wrong Blogpost Critical of WaPo
The Washington Post's public editor, Patrick Pexton, apologized Jan. 23 for an inaccurate Jan. 20 blogpost in which he criticized...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 07, 2012
Indonesian Press Council Releases Online Media Guidelines
The Indonesian Press Council has released its "cyber media guidelines," which were "officiated" Feb. 3, press council member Zulfiani Lubis...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 09, 2012
Press Complaints Commission Announces: Director Stig Abell Leaving
The Press Complaints Commission announced Feb. 9 that its director, Stig Abell, "will be leaving the PCC at the end of...