by Sydney Smith on Jul 13, 2019
Why Guardian’s story on Alabama abortion law focused on race
The Guardian made a point to highlight that the Republicans who voted to ban abortion in Alabama were "all white...
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by Sydney Smith on Jul 12, 2019
Bad page layout suggested governor stole $99 million, Kenyan paper apologizes
Kenya's Sunday Nation suggested Kenyan governor Anne Waiguru was involved with the theft of 10 billion Kenyan shillings (about $99...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 11, 2019
5 Articles had Plagiarism at JMU Student Newspaper
The Breeze, the student newspaper for James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia, revealed that one of its reviews was plagiarized...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 10, 2019
Detroit TV news fires reporter for race comment at journalism conference
Detroit TV news station WDIV-TV fired investigative reporter Kevin Dietz over a comment he made at a journalism conference, Dietz...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 10, 2019
Canadian Press wasn’t ‘manipulated’ by anonymous sources, news council finds
News agency the Canadian Press didn't break press guidelines for using anonymous sources in a story on dental care for...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 09, 2019
Guardian readers complain about graphic migrants photo use
Readers complained to the Guardian about its decision to publish the photo of migrants Oscar Alberto Martinez Ramirez and his...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 08, 2019
New Guidance for reporting on Natural Disasters, Terrorist attacks in UK
There's new guidance for reporting on "major incidents" like natural disasters and terrorist attacks in the UK. The guidance came...
by David W. Moore on Jul 07, 2019
Why the ABC/WP Democratic Primary Poll Is an Outlier
After the second Democratic debate, several media organizations took polls to see how the candidates were faring. They all conducted...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 06, 2019
Newspaper used student login to access counseling services, in public interest
The Bristol Post published a series of articles late last year that looked at University of the West of England...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 05, 2019
Why Detroit Metro Times now capitalizes ‘Black’
The Detroit Metro Times has updated its style guide and now will capitalize "Black" in its articles. In a June...