by Sydney Smith on Mar 14, 2015
NPR Talk-show host Diane Rehm’s right-to-die advocacy went too far
Talk-show host Diane Rehm's advocacy for the right-to-die cause went too far. Rehm who hosts her namesake talk-show broadcast on...
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by Sydney Smith on Mar 19, 2015
BBC Investigates Top Gear host Clarkson, Separate Report Clears him of Racism
More than 100 people have complained to UK media regulator OfCom over the controversy surrounding the car show Top Gear...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 23, 2015
Reuter’s Selma Photo had both Obama, Fmr. Pres. Bush, Why not NY Times?
The New York Times did not crop out former president George W. Bush and his wife Laura from a photo...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 27, 2015
Why did Australian Newspaper ID Woman who Criticized Her Boss in Letter to Editor?
A woman wrote a letter to the editor criticizing her employer. She asked the newspaper to print the letter anonymously,...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 30, 2015
Public Editor: Toronto Star can say ‘Dentists are frightening’
The Ontario Press Council ruled that it was OK for Toronto Star columnist Heather Mallick to say "Dentists are frightening,"...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 31, 2015
NPR Expands Ethics Code after Conflict of Interest incident
National Public Radio expanded its ethics code to require anyone who works for NPR -- not just the news division...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 04, 2015
After scandals, 4 Public Editors hired by Asahi Shimbun, Japan’s 2nd largest newspaper
Japan's Asahi Shimbun will name Shiro Nakamura as its first ever in-house public editor next month, the newspaper told iMediaEthics....
by Sydney Smith on Apr 05, 2015
Was GermanWings Crash Cartoon Insensitive? Readers Complain, Paper Defends
The Globe and Mail defended an editorial cartoon on the March 24 Germanwings plane crash in the Alps. The cartoon...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 09, 2015
NYT Defends posting violent Walter Scott Shooting video, victim’s criminal record
New York Times public editor Margaret Sullivan defended the Times' coverage of the shooting of Walter Scott. "I see nothing...