by Sydney Smith on Apr 18, 2019
NPR got ‘outsized number of complaints’ over Venezuela coverage
NPR received "an outsized number of complaints" over its coverage of Venezuela, the NPR public editor's office reported. "I think...
Ombudsmen/Press Councils
by Sydney Smith on Apr 20, 2019
Journalists’ union complains over strike article
The UK's National Union of Journalists complained about a news story covering its members' vote to strike, arguing it was...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 24, 2019
Johns Hopkins student newspaper to get public editor
Johns Hopkins student newspaper the News-Letter is appointing its first public editor. The move comes after the newspaper surveyed staff...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 25, 2019
Jon Snow’s White People comment prompts 2600 complaints
OfCom, the UK broadcast regulator, is investigating Channel 4's Jon Snow after he commented that he had "never seen so...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 26, 2019
Video of Police Car Hitting Man OK to publish because handled sensitively
It wasn't an invasion of privacy to report on and publish a video of a man being hit and killed...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 29, 2019
Iran TV news aired ‘unambiguous endorsement’ of terrorist attack
A London-based Iranian TV news outlet aired an interview with a spokesperson that justified and "welcomed" a Sept. 2018 terrorist...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 30, 2019
Another UK news outlet misreported on a Brexit poll
No, poll respondents weren't "brimming with confidence" about Brexit, despite a UK Express news story in Aug. 2018. The story,...
by Sydney Smith on May 01, 2019
No poll backs up Boris Johnson’s no-deal Brexit claim, Telegraph has to correct
Pro-Brexit Parliament member Boris Johnson claimed that a poll found most British people wanted a no-deal Brexit. But, that isn't...
by Sydney Smith on May 04, 2019
NZ News site: Covington Catholic article not ‘fake news,’ won’t delete
While Covington Catholic high school student Nicholas Sandmann's lawsuit against U.S. news outlets over coverage of the Lincoln Memorial incident...