by Sydney Smith on Aug 16, 2018
NPR freelancer recycled interview clips, loses her job
National Public Radio revealed that its freelance reporter Danielle Karson recycled interviews without disclosure "in at least 30 reports" since 2011....
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by Sydney Smith on Aug 15, 2018
OK to post picture of murder convict with child
It wasn't an invasion of privacy for the tabloid Sunday Life to include a photograph of a child whose face...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 14, 2018
Bust magazine admits plagiarism, pays writer whose work was lifted
Bust magazine has admitted that it "unintentionally published plagiarism." An article on teenage shoplifters in the magazine's August/September print issue "plagiarized...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 13, 2018
Tinder sex injury story used photo of wrong woman
The Australian website NowToLove used a photograph of a random woman to illustrate a story about a different woman who...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 12, 2018
Australian newspaper broke suicide reporting guidelines
Australian newspaper the Geelong Advertiser broke guidelines for reporting on suicide with its April 2017 news report on a man...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 11, 2018
Video Game Review Plagiarism: IGN fires Nintendo Editor over Dead Cells Review
IGN, which bills itself as "the leading Internet media company focused on the video game and entertainment enthusiast markets," fired...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 10, 2018
5 Errors Toledo Blade made in Reporting on Police Shooting
The Toledo Blade "messed up" when it reported on a breaking news story about a police officer shooting a man...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 09, 2018
Sky News Australia interviewed extremist, says it was an ‘error of judgment’
Sky News Australia aired an interview with Blair Cottrell, who was "convicted of 'violent assault, intimidation and racial vilification'" according...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 08, 2018
UK radio host suspended, ‘completely lacked sensitivity’ interviewing sex assault victim
UK radio host James Whale "completely lacked sensitivity" when interviewing journalist Nichi Hodgson, who said she was sexually assaulted, his...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 07, 2018
7 Daily Mail staff got disciplinary notes after errors in story
The UK Daily Mail sent "strongly worded disciplinary notes" to seven staff members over a problematic story about a man...