by Sydney Smith on Dec 04, 2011
WBTV Apologizes For, Corrects Report that Billy Graham Died
CBS-affiliate WBTV Channel 3 made an on-air correction Dec. 3 after incorrectly reporting that evangelist Billy Graham died, according to...
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by Sydney Smith on Dec 03, 2011
Organization of News Ombudsmen Publishes Handbook to Advise on Ombudsman’s Role
The Organization of News Ombudsmen published a handbook for the public and its ombudsmen (also known as public editor or...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 02, 2011
Greta Van Susteren Defends not Disclosing On Air Her Husband’s Friendship, Advisory Role with Herman Cain
Yahoo News questioned why Fox News' Greta Van Susteren didn't disclose in her Nov. 29 segment on Herman Cain that...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 02, 2011
21,000+ Complaints Over BBC’s Jeremy Clarkson Comments for Striking Workers to be Shot
The BBC apologized after one of its hosts, Jeremy Clarkson, called for public sector workers on strike to be "executed...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 01, 2011
Australian Newsletter Editor Must Pay Libel Fee
Australian online newsletter editor, Mal Davies, must pay $100,000 to Australian anti-animal cruelty charity after a New South Wales Supreme...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 01, 2011
UK’s The People Apologizes to Charlotte Church
UK newspaper The People apologized to singer Charlotte Church Nov. 27 for its Nov. 6 report claiming she "proposed marriage...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 01, 2011
The Guardian Clarifies Quote Attributed to Rod Liddle
The UK Guardian published a footnote to a quoted description in its Nov. 21 "Pass Notes" section clarifying information attributed...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 01, 2011
South Carolina Newspaper Publishes Expletive in Associated Press Sports Story
The Greenville [South Carolina] News published an expletive -- the "f" word -- in today's print newspaper. The expletive was...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 30, 2011
BBC Defends TV Outlets Not Airing Climate Change Part of BBC/Discovery Channel Program
The BBC and Discovery Channel partnered to broadcast Frozen Planet, a seven-part documentary on "the earth's polar regions," Talking Points Memo...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 30, 2011
Guardian Corrects Headline, Readers’ Editor Says Newspaper was too Slow to Address Complaint
The Guardian apologized and issued a correction Nov. 25 to a Nov. 19 front-page story for its headline, which it...