by Sydney Smith on May 31, 2017
No More Public Editor at NYTimes, Liz Spayd Out
The New York Times has eliminated its public editor position. The Huffington Post's Michael Calderone reported, based on anonymous sources...
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by Sydney Smith on May 31, 2017
Denver Post sportswriter tweeted Japanese win of Indy 500 made him ‘very uncomfortable,’ loses job
The Denver Post fired sportswriter Terry Frei after he tweeted it made him "very uncomfortable" that Japanese driver Takuma Sato won...
by Sydney Smith on May 30, 2017
Corrections Roundup: Is Chewbacca a Wookiee, Sean Spicer ‘In the Bushes’?
iMediaEthics frequently rounds up interesting and amusing corrections. Below, read the latest. 1. Dallas Morning News Corrects 1977 Star Wars...
by Sydney Smith on May 29, 2017
Why so many errors in Center for Public Integrity, USA Today front-page tax reform story?
USA Today posted one doozy of a correction for a front-page story on North Carolina's taxes. In a May 9...
by Sydney Smith on May 28, 2017
Why Nigerian Newspaper Premium Times Hired 7 Ombudsmen
Ombudsmen in the United States are few and far between, but abroad, news outlets are continuing to appoint people to...
by Sydney Smith on May 27, 2017
Katie Hopkins tweet that got her fired? ‘We need a final solution #manchester’
Controversial columnist and radio host Katie Hopkins is out at LBC Radio after her tweet about the Manchester bombing. In the...
by Sydney Smith on May 26, 2017
Elizabeth Hurley wins Phone Hacking Settlement, Donates to Hacking Victims’ Group
Actress and model Elizabeth Hurley just won a "substantial" invasion of privacy settlement after suing UK newspaper publisher Trinity Mirror...
by Sydney Smith on May 25, 2017
Why San Diego Newspaper Named 15-Year-Old Who Died of ‘Suicide by Cop’
The San Diego Union-Tribune decided to name a 15-year-old boy who died earlier this month of "suicide by cop" -- when...
by Sydney Smith on May 25, 2017
Manchester Bombing Should Have Been at Australian Broadcasting Corp? Australian news site apologizes
Conservative Australian news site The Quadrant said it would have been better if the Manchester bombing at an Ariana Grande...
by Sydney Smith on May 24, 2017
OK to Publish Pre-Transition Name of Transgender Woman, Press Council Says
Most guidelines for reporting on transgender issues recommend journalists exclude details of transgender people's previous names and lives. Australia's News.com.au did...