by on Jun 16, 2018
Publishing Critical Letter to Editor day before Election unfair, Australian press council says
The Maitland Mercury, which says it is Australia's oldest regional daily newspaper, published a letter to the editor the day...
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by Sydney Smith on Jun 15, 2018
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette fires cartoonist Rob Rogers
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette fired longtime editorial cartoonist Rob Rogers. The newspaper had killed several of his cartoons, "most" of which...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 14, 2018
NY Times reviewing Ali Watkins’ work history after gov seizure of records
New York Times reporter Ali Watkins had a three-year relationship with Senate Intelligence Committee aide James Wolfe. That relationship has...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 13, 2018
Scottish Daily Record in Contempt of Court, Must Pay $107K
The Scottish Daily Record's reporting on two men who were charged with crimes was in contempt of court and now...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 12, 2018
Vermont TV station showed image of naked murdered woman
Vermont CBS-affiliate news station WCAX-TV showed a video of a naked, murdered woman back in October 2014. The parents of...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 11, 2018
Australian Telegraph Misleading & Inaccurate with Story about Monuments Being Removed
The Australian Daily Telegraph claimed that "PC vandals" were "threatening to tear down or alter" monuments in Sydney, Australia. But...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 10, 2018
Kate Spade’s Death: Reporting on Suicide Best Practices & Where Media Went Wrong
Suicide is a public health crisis in the U.S., yet many media outlets continue to irresponsibly report on it. The...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 09, 2018
Calling Activist ‘Silly Muslim Woman’ wasn’t offensive, Press Council says
It wasn't offensive for the Sunday Telegraph in Australia to publish a commentary article calling a woman named Yassmin Abdel-Magied...
by David W. Moore on Jun 08, 2018
Mueller Investigation, crimes & American public? Problems with fuzzy poll question wording
A recent Navigator Research poll finds that most Americans don’t know that the Mueller investigation has uncovered crimes. Robert Mueller and...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 08, 2018
Sun Denies Raheem Sterling story racist
The UK Sun denied that its article on English football player Raheem Sterling's gun tattoo was racist. The Sun's May...