by Sydney Smith on Mar 25, 2016
Fired CBC Host Jian Ghomeshi Found Not Guilty of Sexual Assault, Choking Charges
Jian Ghomeshi, who was fired from the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. in 2014, was found not guilty of sexual assault and...
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by Sydney Smith on Mar 24, 2016
How to Report on Children: New Advice from Ghana
Journalists in Ghana have a new code of ethics to help them with reporting on children. The code, "Making the...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 23, 2016
Hulk Hogan awarded $25 Million in Punitive Damages from Gawker
Last week, a Florida jury awarded former wrestler Hulk Hogan $115 million over Gawker's 2012 publication of an excerpt of...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 22, 2016
Hindi TV News Shouldn’t have Shown ISIS Torture, Murder Videos, UK Regulator Says
Hindi TV news channel Aaj Tak broke broadcast standards when it showed "graphic images of beheadings and torture of prisoners"...
by David W. Moore on Mar 21, 2016
Why the Recent NBC/WSJ Poll on the SCOTUS Nomination Misleads: Message Testing as “Public Opinion”
A recent poll, conducted March 3-6, 2016, by NBC News and the Wall Street Journal shows how misleading is the...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 20, 2016
Singapore blogger must pay Prime Minister $109K over 17 years for Libel Verdict
Singapore blogger Roy Ngerng must pay $109,000 U.S. over 17 years to his country's prime minister Lee Hsieng Loong as...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 19, 2016
Hulk Hogan wins Sex Tape Lawsuit, Gawker to pay $115 Million
Gawker was ordered to pay former professional wrestler Hulk Hogan $115 million after losing a jury trial case over showing...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 18, 2016
NYTimes’ Bernie Sanders Article needed more ‘Transparency,’ Public Editor Says
The New York Times made significant changes to an article on Bernie Sanders this week but didn't disclose them. The Times...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 17, 2016
Sydney Morning Herald apologizes for Outing Gay Rights Protesters in 1978
Last month, the Sydney Morning Herald apologized for its reporting nearly 40 years ago on gay rights protesters, which included...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 16, 2016
New Anonymous Source Policy at New York Times to help protect ‘Integrity’
The New York Times has tightened its anonymous source policy, public editor Margaret Sullivan reported yesterday. "This is about protecting our...