by Sydney Smith on Jul 04, 2012
PCC: UK Sun’s Undercover Reporting at Dale Farm in the Public Interest
The UK Press Complaints Commission rejected a complaint over The Sun's 2011 undercover reporting, according to an adjudication on the...
Ombudsmen/Press Councils
by Sydney Smith on Jul 04, 2012
NYPost Reports, Unpublishes Quote from Parody NYT Public Editor Account, Later Calls it ‘Errant Tweet’
The New York Post's Page Six quoted from a parody Twitter account posing as New York Times public editor Arthur...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 07, 2012
Tel Aviv Journalists Association Quits Israeli Press Council, Says Council’s Elections ‘Unethical’
The Tel Aviv Journalists Association quit the Israeli Press Council over the council's presidential election, which the association called "unethical,"...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 07, 2012
The Hollywood Reporter Still has Fake NYT Public Editor Quote Published
The Hollywood Reporter wrongly attributed comments from a parody Twitter account to The New York Times public editor. We wrote...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 08, 2012
New Zambia Media Council to Handle Media Complaints
Zambia got its first Media Council July 6, the Zambia Daily Mail reported. The council will "conciliate, mediate and arbitrate"...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 09, 2012
Seattle TV News Invaded Privacy, Erred in Undercover Report on School Custodian, Washington News Council Finds
The Washington News Council found June 16 that Seattle's CBS affiliate KIRO-7 News and its reporter Chris Halsne wrongly accused...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 13, 2012
WaPo Ombudsman: ‘Too Much Officialdom’ in Reporting on Storm
The Washington Post's coverage of the late June storm that knocked out electricity in the D.C. area, "didn't pass the...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 16, 2012
NewsDiffs to Record Changes to Stories on NYT, CNN, Politico, BBC
A new website will record changes to The New York Times, CNN, BBC and POLITICO's websites, The Times' public editor...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 16, 2012
NYTimes Names its 5th Public Editor, Margaret Sullivan Will Be First Woman Public Editor
The New York Times named its next public editor, Margaret Sullivan. Sullivan's term as the fifth public editor begins Sept....