by Sydney Smith on Mar 27, 2019
The Economist offends with transgender sterilization tweet
The Economist tweeted, "Should transgender people be sterilised before they are recognised?" That is the first line of its March...
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by Sydney Smith on Mar 26, 2019
Australia’s Channel 7 tweets, deletes photo of Tayla Harris kick over ‘reprehensible’ comments from trolls
Channel 7 Australia posted a picture of Australian Football League player Tayla Harris kicking a goal on its Facebook page,...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 26, 2019
New Zealand mosque attacks: Globe & Mail ‘understated’ in print edition, Toronto Star needs terrorism guidelines
Days after the Christchurch, New Zealand mosques terrorism attacks, public editors for both the Globe and Mail and the Toronto...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 26, 2019
Mark Geragos out at CNN after Michael Avenatti arrest
CNN cut ties with legal analyst Mark Geragos after news outlets reported, based on anonymous sources, that he was the...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 26, 2019
Nevada online news site must give up sources from when it wasn’t in press association
There's a new ruling in shield law coverage. In Nevada, First Judicial District Judge James Wilson ruled that online news...
by on Mar 25, 2019
Deray Mckesson lawsuit against Fox News, Jeanine Pirro dismissed
Black Lives Matter activist DeRay Mckesson's libel lawsuit against Fox News and Jeanine Pirro was dismissed this week. In a...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 25, 2019
New York Times publishes pre-written Brexit story with 2 different vote results
The New York Times published a news story on this month's Brexit vote but included pre-written text that clearly the...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 25, 2019
Why Guardian named the New Zealand mosque shooter
While New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern called on the media to not name the accused who killed more than...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 25, 2019
No, EU doesn’t have national service, UK paper says letter to editor was satirical
A British newspaper published a letter to the editor about Brexit that it thought readers would know was ironic. But...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 25, 2019
UK Express Misquotes Jeremy Corbyn about Saddam Hussein
The UK Express misattributed a quote about Saddam Hussein to Jeremy Corbyn, the leader of the UK Labour Party. The...