by Sydney Smith on Sep 09, 2018
Belfast Telegraph’s story on same-sex partnership not an invasion of privacy
It was OK for the Belfast Telegraph to report on the same-sex civil partnership of two women, even though the...
International Media Ethics News
by Sydney Smith on Aug 29, 2018
No one voluntarily used IPSO’s arbitration scheme, now it is compulsory
Readers upset about press coverage in many UK news outlets--and feel they have legal grounds for a case--can now go...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 28, 2018
Photo of former Parliament member ‘nuzzling’ another woman invasion of privacy
A story in the UK Sun last November claimed that a former British Parliament member, Lembit Opik, was called a "rat"...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 12, 2018
Australian newspaper broke suicide reporting guidelines
Australian newspaper the Geelong Advertiser broke guidelines for reporting on suicide with its April 2017 news report on a man...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 09, 2018
Sky News Australia interviewed extremist, says it was an ‘error of judgment’
Sky News Australia aired an interview with Blair Cottrell, who was "convicted of 'violent assault, intimidation and racial vilification'" according...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 08, 2018
UK radio host suspended, ‘completely lacked sensitivity’ interviewing sex assault victim
UK radio host James Whale "completely lacked sensitivity" when interviewing journalist Nichi Hodgson, who said she was sexually assaulted, his...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 01, 2018
Australian newspaper’s cartoon on Greek fire tragedy was ‘offensive, insensitive & in bad taste’
The Advertiser, an Adelaide, Australia-based daily tabloid, upset readers with a cartoon about the Greek wildfires. The cartoon, by Jos...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 10, 2018
Sun apologizes to Meghan Markle for ‘provocative images’ claim
The UK Sun and Mail reported that lawyers appealing the amount of a financial payout to Prince William and Kate...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 08, 2018
UK newspaper published too much information on man’s suicide
A UK newspaper, The Forester, broke guidelines for reporting on suicide with its December 2017 article about a Gloucestershire man's...