by Sydney Smith on May 05, 2020
CNN Indonesia uses picture of actor instead of Kim Jong Un
CNN Indonesia used a photo of a South Korean actor, Hyun Bin, with a news story about North Korea's leader,...
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by Sydney Smith on May 02, 2020
Why Globe and Mail is naming Nova Scotia shooter
The Globe and Mail is naming the shooter who killed 22 Canadians in a mass shooting in Nova Scotia in...
by Sydney Smith on May 01, 2020
London Live David Icke coronavirus interview ‘potentially harmful’
London Live TV broadcast an interview with "potentially harmful content about the coronavirus pandemic," OfCom ruled April 20. OfCom received...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 30, 2020
Prince Harry & Meghan Markle cut off access to 4 UK news outlets
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle told the Daily Mail, the Sun, the Mirror and the Express that they will no...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 19, 2020
ITV host: ‘no scientific evidence’ to link coronavirus & 5G
ITV host Eamonn Holmes aired a clarification after suggesting that the Coronavirus pandemic is linked to 5G technology. Holmes previously...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 19, 2020
Australian newspaper claimed refugees attempting suicide were ‘attention-seeking’
A May 2019 Australian Telegraph opinion column made light of suicide attempts by refugees and argued refugees attempting suicide were...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 18, 2020
Hull Daily Mail: Sorry for ‘feminism divides women from men’ oped
The Hull Daily Mail apologized for an offensive "first person" article headlined, "Our country must unite if we want to...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 14, 2020
2 UK news outlets wrongly reported on death by suicide
Two UK newspapers, the Didcot Herald and Oxford Mail, misreported that a 13-year-old who died by suicide had a "previously...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 13, 2020
Toronto Sun column wrongly claimed politicians were anti-American, pro-terrorist
A Toronto Sun opinion column claimed Parliament members were anti-American, supported terrorists, and mourned the death of Iranian Qassem Soleimani....