by Sydney Smith on Nov 04, 2019
Kenya’s Nation should unpublish drunk driving test picture, public editor says
Kenya's The Nation has used the same photo of an 18-year-old woman taking a drunken driving test numerous times to...
Unpublishing
by Sydney Smith on Nov 05, 2019
Denver Post hits delete on story with ‘significant error’
The Denver Post unpublished an opinion column because it had a "significant error." In an Oct. 21 editor's note, editor...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 06, 2019
Student newspaper deletes memorial to student
The Beacon, the student newspaper for the University of Portland, in Oregon, unpublished an opinion piece about Owen Klinger, a...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 12, 2019
UK newspaper deletes, but stands by story on teen’s death
It wasn't an invasion of privacy or a breach of suicide reporting guidelines for Teesside Live to report on a...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 21, 2020
Sun unpublishes Caroline Flack story after her death
The Sun unpublished an article about a Valentine's Day card that made fun of Love Island host Caroline Flack. Flack...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 19, 2020
Why Sacramento Bee unpublished Asian & Pacific Islanders populations map: ‘out of sync’ with current events
The Sacramento Bee said it will take down a story about where Asian ethnic groups live. Although the newspaper tweeted...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 25, 2020
Car splashing police officer video staged, Sun corrects & unpublishes
At least two UK news outlets reported on a staged video as if it were real. The video showed car...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 04, 2020
Oklahoma newspaper apologizes for April Fools’ Day prank that students needed to repeat a grade
Oklahoma newspaper the Sapulpa Times published an April Fools' Day prank story falsely claiming that the local school was going...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 05, 2020
South African news site unpublishes Bill Gates, coronavirus vaccine story
South Africa's News 24 unpublished an article with a headline about Bill Gates and a potential coronavirus vaccine. News 24...