by Sydney Smith on Jun 25, 2012
Fact Check Claims of Superlatives, Public Editor Reminds
The Toronto Star's public editor Kathy English highlighted the importance of being careful with superlatives like the "first, only, most,...
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by Sydney Smith on Jun 25, 2012
Connecticut Newspaper Apologizes for Fabrication, Fires Reporter
Connecticut's New Canaan News fired reporter Paresh Jha for making up "quotations and sources" and apologized for the "gross violation...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 23, 2012
Fiji TV Announces Commitment to Ethics
Fiji TV announced a commitment to media ethics and to make its work more ethical, according to a Pacific Media...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 22, 2012
Scottish Sun Apologizes for ID’ing Children
The Scottish Sun apologized after unnecessarily identifying children in an April 29 story critical of their father, the PCC reported....
by Sydney Smith on Jun 22, 2012
Evening Standard, Daily Mail Sued for Libel, Journalist Defends against Fake Quote Claims
The Evening Standard and Daily Mail are being sued for libel by Sussex University PhD student Luke Cooper over 2010 reports...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 22, 2012
POLITICO Suspends Reporter for Mitt Romney Comments
POLITICO's Joe Williams was suspended June 22 for comments about Mitt Romney. Williams' POLITICO bio identifies him as the "White...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 21, 2012
Australian Journalism Prof creates ‘Best Practices’ Blog
Australian journalism professor Lawrie Zion set up a blog on "Best Practices" to host "best practices initiatives" like accuracy for...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 20, 2012
New Yorker Adds Editor’s Notes to Self-Plagiarized Blog Posts
The New Yorker added an editor's note to a June 12 article "Why Smart People are Stupid" to note that...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 20, 2012
WikiLeaks’ Assange Appeals to Ecuador for Political Asylum
Julian Assange appealed to the Ecuador Embassy in London for political asylum yesterday. According to a statement on the Ecuadorian...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 19, 2012
UK Prime Minister Testifies at Leveson Inquiry
UK Prime Minister David Cameron testified before the Leveson Inquiry into press standards and practices last week. Cameron and other...