by Sydney Smith on Dec 01, 2016
New Lawsuit against News UK for Mazher Mahmood Undercover Sting
The fallout from undercover UK reporter Mazher Mahmood's now-disgraced career continues. A new lawsuit against his former company, News UK,...
International Media Ethics News
by Sydney Smith on Nov 23, 2016
Man with Mullet sues Australian News over stories about his hair
An Australian man, Ali Ziggi Mosslmani, is suing three news outlets alleging their stories about his shaved mullet hairstyle were...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 19, 2016
Princess Beatrice Bikini Pics Invasion of Privacy, Mail Unpublishes
The UK Mail Online invaded Princess Beatrice's privacy by publishing grainy photos of her in a bikini on vacation in...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 18, 2016
Fake News Roundup: PepsiCo Didn’t Ditch Trump Supporters
BuzzFeed's Craig Silverman reported this week that "viral fake election news outperformed real news on Facebook in final months of...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 17, 2016
Comments Satirizing Domestic Violence Leave weren’t offensive, press council rules
An Australian blogpost on the Daily Telegraph's website poked fun at another media company, the Australian Broadcasting Company, and its...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 16, 2016
South Africa’s Independent Media Quits Press Council
Independent Media, a South Africa-based publisher, has quit the Press Council of South Africa. Independent Media's dozen publications including the...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 15, 2016
Why did the Mail delete Brexit story it defended to press regulator?
The UK Mail Online unpublished an article and photos about a Romanian man not wanting to leave the UK after...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 14, 2016
Undercover Diploma for Cash Story in Public Interest, IPSO rules
It was OK for the UK Sun to go undercover in order to report on its claim that you can...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 09, 2016
Australian’s Bill Leak cartoon of Indians eating Solar Panels not Offensive, Press Council Rules
The Australian's cartoon by Bill Leak showing people in traditional Indian clothing trying to eat a box of solar panels...