by Sydney Smith on Feb 27, 2012
Poynter Review Project on ESPN’s Controversial Jeremy Lin References
The Poynter Review Project weighed in on ESPN's use of the term "chink in the armor" in reports on NBA...
Ombudsmen/Press Councils
by Sydney Smith on Mar 04, 2012
BBC Trust Rules on Jeremy Clarkson Conflict of Interest
The BBC Trust decided that BBC host Jeremy Clarkson should not have voiced satellite navigation programs because of the BBC's...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 07, 2012
NZ Press Council: Stories can be ‘Balanced over Time,’ Not just in One Story
The New Zealand Press Council dismissed a complaint over the Waikato Times' November 22 story "Drug puts students in hospital."...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 08, 2012
Daily Mail Unpublishes Sensational Science Story after PCC Complaint
The UK Daily Mail unpublished a sensational article headlined "Is a Super-Volcano Just 390 Miles from London Ready to Blow?"...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 08, 2012
UK Press Complaints Commission Is Closing, ‘Transferring its assets, liabilities & staff’ To Transition Body
The Press Complaints Commission announced it is closing to "offer the press a clean break from the past," according to...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 09, 2012
Bulgarian Media Council on Nikolay Barekov Tearing up Newspaper
Bulgaria's Council for Electronic Media ruled that it was OK for TV7's host Nikolay Barekov to rip up a newspaper...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 09, 2012
Australian Govt. Inquiry into Press Calls for Govt Funded, Independent Regulator
The Australian government published an "independent report" analyzing media regulation called for a new "News Media Council" with regulatory powers...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 11, 2012
Bahrain to Get Media Council
Bahrain will soon have an "independent high media council," Gulf News reported. Bahrain's Independent Commission of Inquiry advised the creation...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 11, 2012
WaPo Public Editor Advises Staff on Responding to Reader Concerns
The Washington Post's public editor Patrick Pexton called on the Post's staff to be more responsive and polite to readers...