by Sydney Smith on Aug 17, 2019
NYT demotes Jonathan Weisman over social media posts
The New York Times demoted editor Jonathan Weisman after problematic tweets including his tweeted private message to author Roxane Gay,...
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by Sydney Smith on Aug 16, 2019
‘Pain-loving’ parrot Photoshopped with hat not a problem, UK press regulator rules
Is it OK to call a parrot "pain-loving" and Photoshop it wearing a hat? The UK press regulator the Independent...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 15, 2019
Going undercover to report on people exchanging rent for sex was in public interest, IPSO says
It wasn't an invasion of privacy for the Mail on Sunday to go undercover to report on people offering to...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 14, 2019
Unfair to link NZ group to mosque shootings
New Zealand website Stuff published an article claiming that a "strange Thor-worshipping religion" was linked to the March mosque shootings...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 13, 2019
OK for BBC to publish Neo-Nazi-doctored image of Prince Harry being shot
It was OK for the BBC to publish a piece of neo-Nazi propaganda depicting Prince Harry being shot, OfCom, the...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 13, 2019
UK Star and Mirror hit delete on Momo stories
The Daily Star and Mirror unpublished online articles about the Momo meme after complaints to the UK press regulator the...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 12, 2019
Woman denied giving quotes to Mail Online, but reporter’s notes get complaint rejected
A woman denied giving any quotes to a UK Mail Online reporter, but the newspaper reported that she did. Even...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 12, 2019
NPR de-indexes public editor’s blogpost, updates & corrects 2018 corrections
What do you do when the correction is wrong? Or when you have problems with the public editor's response? A...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 12, 2019
OK for Nigel Farage to say ‘Jon Snow should be attacked’
LBC Radio's Nigel Farage, leader of the Brexit Party, said on air that UK Channel 4 journalist Jon Snow "should...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 11, 2019
Corrections: Hate Speech, Shooting Manifesto, & Skin Cancer
iMediaEthics' latest roundup of corrections includes errors on hate speech, the El Paso gunman, skin cancer and more. 1.Hate speech....