by David W. Moore on Feb 24, 2016
The Latino Vote in Nevada: Much Ado About Very Little?
In the wake of Hillary Clinton’s win over Bernie Sanders in the Nevada caucuses last Saturday, there has been much...
Posts by Sydney Smith
by Sydney Smith on Feb 24, 2016
BBC Composite Image was ‘Regrettable,’ ‘Individual Error of Editorial Judgment’
Airing a composite image of two different Chilean volcanoes without telling viewers was a "serious breach of the Editorial Guidelines," the...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 23, 2016
How Effective is UK Print Regulator? External Review will look at Complaints, Rulings, Conflicts, & Funding
How effective is UK print regulator the Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO)? The organization, which was established in September 2014...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 23, 2016
Australian Women’s Site Unpublishes Fake ‘Spermaholic’ Story
The story on Australian women's site Mamamia began, "So here’s the best news story you’re going to read all day."...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 22, 2016
Jian Ghomeshi Valentine’s Day Cartoon didn’t go too far, Public Editor Says
Sexual assault is not a subject that lends itself to humor, as Toronto Star editorial cartoonist Theo Moudakis recently found...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 21, 2016
Meryl Streep ‘We’re All Africans’ Quote Gets Correction
Meryl Streep's comment "We're all Africans, really," has gotten much media attention. But Mashable has issued a significant correction to its story...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 20, 2016
‘Retirees are Useless to Society’ Interview was Fake, Brazilian Journalist gets 37 Death Threats
Brazilian newspaper Edicao do Brasil admits it unwittingly published a fake front-page interview with journalist and political scientist Leonardo Sakamoto....
by Sydney Smith on Feb 19, 2016
How to Report on Alleged Sexual Assault Victims: Advice from Canadian Ethics Committee
In Canada, several high-profile sexual assault allegations in recent months have shown the need for journalistic clarity when covering such...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 18, 2016
Sympathetic story about convicted serial rapist Daniel Holtzclaw was ‘Tone-Deaf, Insensitive,’ SB Nation Deletes
Is it possible or even conceivable to write, much less publish, a sympathetic story about a convicted serial rapist? Vox-owned...
by David W. Moore on Feb 18, 2016
That NBC/WSJ National Poll Showing Cruz Beating Trump – The Streetlight Effect
According to a new NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll, conducted Feb. 14-16, “Donald Trump falls behind Ted Cruz” in the...