by Sydney Smith on Nov 01, 2011
Lebanon Media Council to Regulate, Register Blogs, News Websites?
Lebanon's media council, the National Audiovisual Media Council, wants "all news websites" including blogs to "register" with the council, Now...
Ombudsmen/Press Councils
by Sydney Smith on Nov 01, 2011
Toronto Star public editor Defends Canadian Journalism from hacking, Bribery
In response to a poll reporting that "40 percent of Canadians believe that Canadian media use tactics such as phone-hacking...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 01, 2011
Occupy London Protesters File PCC Complaint
Protesters involved with the Occupy London protest complained to the UK print regulatory body the Press Complaints Commission, the Guardian...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 01, 2011
Guardian Announces Accuracy and Standards Page
The Guardian's readers' editor associate editor Leslie Plommer announced the Guardian has created "a new web page -- entitled accuracy...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 31, 2011
NPR’s Ombudsman Explains he Doesn’t Review Local Affiliates
NPR's Edward Schumacher-Matos addressed his role as ombudsman in an Oct. 11 interview with NPR. Schumacher-Matos noted that even though...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 27, 2011
Washington Post Public Editor Slams Newspaper for Copy Editing Errors
Washington Post public editor Patrick Pexton, in an Oct. 18 blog post, slammed the Post for errors in its recent reporting. For...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 20, 2011
PCC Gets New Chairman
The PCC announced Oct. 13 that a former member of Parliament, Lord David Hunt, has been named the print regulatory...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 19, 2011
Kansas City Star: Does Criminal Past Matter for Sourcing?
Kansas City Star readers representative Derek Donovan questioned in a recent column if journalists should look into a source's criminal...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 15, 2011
UK Regulator Investigating ITV News Error
As iMediaEthics wrote in late September, UK news station ITV News apologized after it aired fake images from a video game...