by Sydney Smith on Mar 10, 2016
Fired Columnist Angela Haggerty back at Scottish paper after Rangers controversy
Angela Haggerty, one of the two Scottish Herald writers fired last month, is back at the Glasgow-based daily newspaper. Haggerty...
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by Sydney Smith on Mar 09, 2016
How Human Rights Group WITNESS Advises Ethical use of Eyewitness Footage
Human rights advocacy group WITNESS released ethics guidelines for the use of eyewitness footage last October. "Some eyewitness videos have the potential...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 08, 2016
Senators aren’t about to endorse Ted Cruz, National Review correction says
National Review reported last night that some senators were about to endorse fellow Sen. Ted Cruz for president in the...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 08, 2016
Kim Cattrall isn’t Canadian PM Justin Trudeau’s Mom
Is Sex and the City actress Kim Cattrall the mother of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau? If you watched CBS...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 08, 2016
IDing Sexual Assault Victim gets Former Sun Editor David Dinsmore Convicted
Did you know that you could be convicted of breaking Britain's Sexual Offenses Act for publishing information that identifies a sexual assault...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 07, 2016
Sean Penn: El Chapo Article ‘a Very Good Failure’
Sean Penn spoke out last week about his infamous Rolling Stone interview with drug kingpin El Chapo when the actor appeared at the...
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UK Sun’s Undercover Reporting ‘Cash for Access’ was in Public Interest, Regulator says
When the UK Sun went undercover last fall to report on a "cash-for-access" political scandal, a Member of Parliament cried...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 05, 2016
5 Finalists for Anthony Shadid Ethics Award Named: Privacy a top Issue
Who will win the Anthony Shadid journalism ethics award this year? Issues of privacy and source protection were all factors...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 04, 2016
Fake Rape by ‘Middle Eastern Men’ story gets Sydney Morning Herald’s Paul Sheehan Suspended, Unpublished,
The Sydney Morning Herald suspended columnist Paul Sheehan "until further notice" for publishing a false story alleging a woman called Louise...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 03, 2016
Scottish Daily Record, Times Shouldn’t Have Named Possible Victim of Sexual Assault
A man who identified as a victim of a sexual assault complained about five Scottish news outlets' articles about his case. He told the...