by Sydney Smith on May 27, 2016
Joseph Mayton Denies Fabrication despite Guardian Deleting 13 Stories
In a statement published May 26, freelance journalist Joseph Mayton, who is based in California, denies fabricating interviews for articles he...
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by Sydney Smith on May 26, 2016
Guardian Unpublishes 13 Articles by Joseph Mayton for Fabrication
The Guardian unpublished 13 articles by freelance writer Joseph Mayton after finding fabrication -- 12 news stories and one opinion...
by Sydney Smith on May 26, 2016
Australian Media Watchdog Criticizes ABC’s Chinese Site, Asks if it’s ‘Bowing to Censorship’
Is Australia Broadcasting Corp's Chinese site "bowing to censorship?" Australia's media watchdog program said it thinks it is, reporting that it found...
by Sydney Smith on May 25, 2016
Gawker Hulk Hogan Verdict Upheld, Peter Thiel Backed Lawsuit
In March, Gawker lost a jury trial and was ordered to pay Hulk Hogan, aka Terry Bollea, $140 million for invasion...
by Sydney Smith on May 25, 2016
9 Tips for Media to Responsibly Report on Australia’s Elections
With the upcoming Australian elections in July, the Australian Press Council is reminding the country's news outlets about how to...
by Sydney Smith on May 24, 2016
Houston Chronicle Apologizes to Astros’ Carlos Gomez over Quoting Incident
The Houston Chronicle apologized after upsetting Major League Baseball player Carlos Gomez with quotes the newspaper attributed to him. In the...
by Sydney Smith on May 23, 2016
UK Mail’s Prince Harry, Pippa Middleton ‘Secret Romance’ Story OK, Regulator Finds
The UK Star was wrong to report on claims that Prince Harry and Pippa Middleton were in a "secret romance,"...
by Sydney Smith on May 22, 2016
Do UK Journalists Think it’s OK to Pay Sources, Go Undercover, Break Ethics Codes? New UK Study
The Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism released a study of "700 of the UK's almost 64,000 professional journalists."...
by Sydney Smith on May 21, 2016
No, Pippa Middleton & Prince Harry Aren’t in a ‘Secret Romance,’ Daily Star Unpublishes
Prince Harry and Pippa Middleton, the sister of Prince William's wife Kate Middleton, are not having a "secret romance," despite...
by Sydney Smith on May 20, 2016
xojane.com deletes, apologizes for 1st person article about friend’s suicide as a ‘blessing’
After much criticism, the women's site xojane.com, owned by Time.inc, apologized and unpublished a first-person story, “My Former Friend’s Death Was...