by Sydney Smith on Sep 07, 2018
NZ Stuff said ‘elderly choosing to kill themselves’ instead of live in rest homes
New Zealand news outlet Stuff put a headline on a story that didn't match its contents. The June 30 headline...
Ombudsmen/Press Councils
by Sydney Smith on Sep 08, 2018
Globe & Mail Opinion Article Needed more Transparency, public editor says
The Globe and Mail should have provided more transparency in describing a columnist's background and ties to the topic he...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 09, 2018
Belfast Telegraph’s story on same-sex partnership not an invasion of privacy
It was OK for the Belfast Telegraph to report on the same-sex civil partnership of two women, even though the...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 11, 2018
Mail Online’s bogus Heimlich story finally gets correction
Earlier this year, the UK Mail Online claimed an Irish comedian performed the Heimlich maneuver on a fan who was...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 11, 2018
Who will be next PBS public editor? Madhulika Sikka leaves for WashPost
The search for a new PBS ombudsman, or public editor, is on again. Madhulika Sikka, who had been in the role...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 12, 2018
Indigenous Report on Australia’s Channel Seven Broke Broadcast Rules
A program on Australia's Channel Seven suggested that a "'generation' of young Indigenous children [were] being abused." This disturbing pronouncement...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 15, 2018
OK to Quote from Reader E-mail, Not Invasion, Media Council Says
It was OK to publish quotes from an e-mail from a reader to a journalist since the writer didn't indicate...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 16, 2018
NPR will ask Trump Administration Officials if They Signed Non-Disclosure Agreements
NPR staff will now ask interviewees who are or were affiliated with the Trump administration if they signed a non-disclosure...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 18, 2018
Former mayor complains after news outlet says she was dead
A local UK news outlet, HemelToday.co.uk, claimed that Gillian Chapman, the former mayor of the Borough of Dacorum, had died...