by Sydney Smith on Nov 03, 2019
WashPost’s Al-Baghdadi headline changes
The Washington Post upset many readers with its headline for a news story about the death of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi...
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by Sydney Smith on Nov 02, 2019
NPR Public Editor: NPR failed to “close the loop” on the Clinton email investigation
NPR should have "close[d] the loop" in its reporting on the State Deparment's investigation of Hillary Clinton's e-mails, public editor...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 31, 2019
Corrections: Gold-wrapped yacht, Prince Harry & Meghan Markle staff parking, NYTimes Whopper Sodium Burger mistake
1.No gold-plated yacht The Sept. 29 Guardian correction: "• An opinion article referenced, as if true, a myth: there was no...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 30, 2019
Covington Catholic student can sue Washington Post
Nicholas Sandmann, the Covington Catholic student who went viral earlier this year for his interactions with Native American activist Nathan...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 29, 2019
Corrections: BBC deletes Amazon article
1.Ostriches are birds? A Sept. 17 New York Times correction reads: "An Op-Ed article on Saturday about performance-enhancing drugs and technology referred...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 29, 2019
Sex assault victim said news article gave enough info to ID her, press regulator says no
The UK press regulator said it's OK that a sexual assault victim may have been identifiable in a news report...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 28, 2019
Reporting on man’s mental health in court case was relevant, IPSO rules
Reporting on the mental health of a man who tried to build a machine gun was "genuinely relevant" and fair,...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 26, 2019
Iowa newspaper offers unpublishing form for crime victims, non-violent crime stories
The Gazette newspaper in eastern Iowa released what appears to be a new policy for handling unpublishing requests. This policy...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 26, 2019
ESPN used graphic showing China owning Taiwan
ESPN broadcast a graphic that indicated China owns Taiwan and other "disputed areas in the South China Sea," Sports Business...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 26, 2019
Corrections: What emoji? Currency Converter, Sonny Liston & Muhammad Ali
iMediaEthics' latest round-up of corrections includes wrongly reporting who won the Sonny Liston-Muhammad Ali fight, a movie image used as...