by Sydney Smith on Jun 02, 2019
Irish press ombuds complaints from 2018 focused on prejudice, accuracy & privacy
Ireland's press council and ombudsman received 464 complaints in 2018, 134 more complaints than in 2017. Most of the complaints...
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by Sydney Smith on Jun 01, 2019
Judge didn’t ‘slut shame’ & criticize defendant’s outfit
Australian news site News.com.au claimed a judge slut-shamed a defendant for her outfit earlier this year. But now, News.com.au has...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 01, 2019
Company can’t be harassed by media outlet seeking employee comments, IPSO rules
It wasn't harassment for the Daily Telegraph to try to contact current and former employees of Arcadia Group and Top...
by Sydney Smith on May 31, 2019
Miami Spa Founder Cindy Yang sues Miami Herald over Trump, Cindy Yang story
The Miami Herald is being sued by Li "Cindy" Yang over a March 2019 article headlined "Trump cheered Patriots to...
by Sydney Smith on May 30, 2019
OK to Report Jamelia was stepsister of Murder Convict
British singer Jamelia was upset that UK news outlets linked her to news stories about her stepbrother being convicted of...
by Sydney Smith on May 30, 2019
NZ News Site invaded privacy of child after syndication error
It was an invasion of privacy for New Zealand news site Newshub to publish a picture of a 6-year-old child...
by Sydney Smith on May 29, 2019
South African newspaper published anonymous hearsay about church sex claims
The South African Daily Sun must apologize and retract an article claiming, based on anonymous sources, that a church hosted...
by Sydney Smith on May 28, 2019
Channel Nine uses Al Jazeera’s undercover video
This is an an unusual twist on a political scandal. An Australian political candidate, Steve Dickson, resigned recently after Australian...
by Sydney Smith on May 28, 2019
Another online comments section shuts down
The website for 1A, a program on WAMU 88.5, American University Radio, which is Washington D.C.'s National Public Radio station,...
by Sydney Smith on May 26, 2019
Reporting on inaccurate police press release doesn’t break accuracy guidelines
A UK news outlet reported on a press release from the police ,but the police release was inaccurate. Does that...